SPEC: Spurians
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- Subject: SPEC: Spurians
- From: I* E* E*
- Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 10:40:04 -0700
John Bruce asked about the germination of spurian seeds. I find that
they are very prolific in seed production and germinate very easily here
in pots and in the garden. In fact, I am just trying to weed a bed
which is covered with small poppy plants and spurians about 4 inches
high. I must have missed a couple of pods last autumn and they are
everywhere.
The seedlings of this group of irises are very hardy. They rarely die in
the young stages which might reflect the difficult dry semi-desert
climatic conditions that is their normal habitat.
This is a groups of beautiful irises that are little known yet idea
landscape plants. They are not only hardy but they tend to have a
vase-like shape which does not fall to pieces later in the summer. The
leaves are also much more resilient than siberians. In addition, they
have very deep roots and therefore survive in poorly watered soils. In
asking the landscape architects and designers why they are not used more
often, I am told that they did not know about them or that they
nurseries do not have them in stock. It seems to me that we need a
couple of articles in the appropriate magazines to raise their profile.
Ian, in Ottawa (4B) where it has been coldish at night and the irises
are waiting for muc warmer days before they really begin to open their
buds.
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