Re: CULT: Arilbreds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Arilbreds
- From: D* K*
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:49:39 -0400
>Hi gang,
>
>Could all you arilbred experts tell me what they need if any
>different from what other bearded irises need? My general impression
>from this list is that, being closer to the desert natives, they need
>it drier and for-sure full sun than others. True? Anything else?
>Since I don't want the pure arils with their foreshortened falls,
>only the ones that to my eye look more balanced, I guess I'm talking
>about the 'breds. Those listed OGB?
>
>Someone sent me an arilbred instead of the iris I ordered, and I am
>now -- as I knew I would be -- totally hooked on their gorgeousness.
>
>Patricia Brooks
>Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8, but definitely NOT desert. Usually dry
>summers, wet winters.
I grow a few dozen arilbreds, and I treat them the same as TBs. Some
grow just like the TBs and are indistinguishable until they bloom,
while others do indeed go dormant during the summer losing their
foliage. With your usually dry summers, I'd suspect you could treat
them just like your TBs.
Dennis in Cincinnati
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Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/
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