Re: Re: OT:PLANTS: TB companions
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: OT:PLANTS: TB companions
- From: g*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:27:38 EDT
In a message dated 7/25/01 5:41:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ellengalla@yahoo.com writes:
>
> I know why you are dividing the TBs but why would you lift the daffs?
> Lifting bulbs (unless they are overcrowded and blooming less) is a lot
> like potting irises for me....a lot more work and time. If my daffs
> start blooming less (and I have them in various iris beds), I just
> plant new ones in the same place
I do divide my daffodils sometimes - They increase nicely and can be planted
more places without buying any more. The tulips don't do this, so I just
hope they last. Actually don't divide the TBs much unless I am moving them
to somewhere else.
My aim is to have an English garden type mixed border with a succession of
bloom. That aim is incompatible with having a lot of named varieties of iris
IMHO.
There are three possible approaches to having bloom in your iris beds.
1) Plant lots of different kinds of iris that extend the bloom season,
starting with I. danfordea, and going all the way through the Siberian and
Japanese and then starting over again with rebloomers.
2) Plant relatively carefree noninvasive perennials that bloom earlier or
later than the iris season. The plants that will do well will depend on
where you live.
3) After the iris season, transplant summer annuals like marigolds,
impatiens, etc. between the iris.
You can mix and match these methods depending on what you like to do.
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