Re: Companion Plants for Iris

Hi Robert.

Thanks, will take some pics in season and put into the picture chat.

Wish I was in US too when I look at your prices.

Regards Dian

--- In iris-talk@y..., "robert stewart" <crusher4@w...> wrote:
> Hi Diane,
> 
> Sounds like you have a show garden  wish you were in the U.S.  Got 
some neat ideas from you.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: iris01addict@y... 
>   To: iris-talk@y... 
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:10 AM
>   Subject: [iris-talk] Companion Plants for Iris
> 
> 
>   Hi
> 
>   I'm still trying to get the hang of this, so...
> 
>   As to larger background plants, I have some expecially beautiful 
>   lilacs (over 5 ft)that flower when by tall bearded iris flower 
and it 
>   looks spectacular.
> 
>   As well, my double prunus cherry tree flowers at the same time.  
> 
>   Other plants that are not in flower but provide a green backdrop 
>   include: an old hybiscus (not Hawaiin type), Sansanqua camelias, 
>   Philadelphus, variagated and non-variagated 
eldeberry,plumbago,bottle 
>   brush plant (callistemon), oleander, and many others. 
> 
>   In general, I have mixed colour roses at the back of my TB's, 
>   intermingled with shasta daisies and these have dianthus, etc at 
the 
>   base to keep the weeds down.  
> 
>   I then have some other plants like hardy pelargoniums that flower 
the 
>   same time as the TB's in the gaps behind these.  Did try the 
single 
>   white daisy bushes, but these were too work intensive when the 
iris 
>   have priority.
> 
>   The taller shrubs are to the back of these.
> 
>   I am currently setting up the common "white rose" garden for a 
>   backdrop as well.
> 
>   I am trying to colour co-ordinate the plants that flower at the 
same 
>   time and hope to add a bit of drama to my garden.  I will work on 
>   this more in the coming season.
> 
>   Our climate here in South Australia, on the edge of the Barossa 
>   Valley at Adelaide is dreadful and I have to choose plants that 
do 
>   not require a lot of water, or can be mulched back away from the 
iris.
> 
>   I am going to try some white petunias this year and see how they 
do.
> 
>   My tulips flower approximately the same time as the very early 
TB's 
>   and I would like to incorporate these with TBs flowering at the 
same 
>   time and have large groups of both.  We'll see.
> 
>   Regards
> 
>   Dian Mitterer
> 
> 
>   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of 
Service. 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index