Re: OT: TBs and daylilies

Thanks, Colleen -- and others.  I sent in my order.  Also from 
Snowpeak, one of my favorite iris sources.

Patricia


--- In iris-talk@y..., "Impressive Irises" <irises@s...> wrote:
> Patricia
> 
> Don't worry I have grown irises and daylilies together for years. 
The modern
> daylilies are not invasive, simply clump forming and therefore need 
some
> regular (3yrs) hacking up, to limit the clump size. Otherwise they 
work fine
> together. If there are some damper spots (nearer water outlets) I 
put the
> daylilies there, and also use a pea straw mulch.
> Because we have a display garden to demonstrate irises and 
daylilies in a
> range of settings I use some of the following combinations
> Bearded, roses, lavender, buddleia (very low water garden)
> Callistemon, lilac, bearded iris, roses, daylilies, stock (which are
> semi-perennial in our climate).
> Around the ponds I use La, Sib, Ji, Daylilies, Lilypilly trees and
> Callistemon (they tolerate wet and dry). I've also got a north 
(warm for us)
> facing stone wall, which seems to soak up enough sunlight to 
provide a
> frost-free environment for my Green Goddess lily and Cannas at the 
back of
> one pond, but they will have to compete with the Pseudocorus and 
other
> species.
> I also have a several Manchurian Pears, Crab Apples and Elder 
trees. I like
> Alder trees but they won't tolerate our salty bore water.
> We are growing Agnosis Flexuosa trees as a wind break. We use the 
edge of
> the septic soak to grow the things that don't like salt and need 
constant
> moisture (Camelia, Chinese Goosebberry, hazelnut, blurberries) 
Sometimes I
> think I should use this area for my La, but they would go beserk.
> 
> Go get your daylilies
> 
> Colleen Modra
>  South Aust
> Zone 8/9
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbrooks@w... <pbrooks@w...>
> To: iris-talk@y... <iris-talk@y...>
> Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 5:02 PM
> Subject: [iris-talk] OT: TBs and daylilies
> 
> 
> >Serves me right:  I neglected checking the iris-talk for a couple 
of
> >days, and was just about to order daylilies to interplant in my new
> >iris bed, and lo, some have advised against.
> >
> >The bed in question lines a drive, creating a heavy wind channel.  
To
> >create bloom once the irises are through, I interplanted with seed-
> >raised perennials as I usually do:  shasta daisies, snapdragons,
> >etc.  But every time the wind plowed through, the little peat pots
> >got dried up and blew away.  So I planted small nursery plants of
> >annuals -- petunias, impatiens -- same result.
> >
> >So I'm thinking, daylilies are tough like irises, and begin to 
bloom
> >once the irises are finished, lasting most of the rest of the
> >season.  They'll be able to hang on through the windy times.  Then
> >iris-talkers say they're invasive, will take over my beloved 
irises,
> >the whole reason for the bed?  Help!
> >
> >Any others have experience with daylilies and irises cohabiting?
> >
> >Patricia Brooks
> >Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8-9?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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