Re: ot-bio
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- Subject: Re: ot-bio
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:52:29 -0400
From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
Lew,
> I'm Lew Best, live in Central Texas (zone 8) and have been "lurking the
> list" for several weeks. I've always liked Iris (primarily bearded),
have
> decided to try to grow some. I know very little about them, but many
people
> here grow them.
>
Welcome to Iris Talk. This is the right place to learn about Irises..
>
> Another interest I have (don't know how closely related they are) is Bird
of
> Paradise. I understand they can be grown from bulbs, rhizomes, or
something
> as well as seed.
>
Saw some in yards here a year or 2 ago, but none this year. Only one
found in
> garden center here was about 5 feet tall and $50, but the ones I saw in
> yards were about 18-24" tall. Are there more than one kind?
>
Bird of Pardise is a tropical plant. They are grown further south in
Florida than I am located. The larger one is strictly a tropical plant.
The smaller one can take some light frosts, but not too severe. In your
area, they may have survived a milder winter or two, then got zapped by a
colder spell. They have to be protected to survive.
They are in their own plant family. You may wish to do a search on
Strelitzia for more information. You may could find plants somewhere like
a Wal-Mart Supercenter. I would not recommend trying to grow these as a
permanent outdoor plant.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida.
http://daylily.net/gardens/tallpine.htm
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