Re: OT:CHAT: Tennessee envy


> 
> Janet Natale
> zone 8 of SC, that according to a SC gardening book I saw, doesn't
> even believe it can GROW iris.   Pshaw!!
> 
	Back in the sixties or early seventies somebody wrote an 
article for the AIS Bulletin saying that the 'line of demarcation' for 
growing bearded iris was Interstate Highway 20 and south of that 
line.  Bearded irises were 'iffy' in these areas.

	That line was drawn across Texas following I-20 westward.  I 
lived south of that line until I-20 was rerouted.  Whoever wrote that 
article didn't go to Texas in April or read any literature about iris 
societies there.  If they had, they would have been amazed at the 
irises that thrived in the Austin-Temple-Waco areas and the iris 
activities in that area as far south as New Braunfels.  I think the 
general rule of thumb now is that bearded irises will not thrive within 
80 to 100 miles of the Gulf without out special care.  When my 
mail order business was more active, I used to have repeat orders 
from Houston, TX, south Alabama and Georgia.  Of course, south 
Louisiana and Florida are generally considered non-bearded 
growing areas.  Mark Cook reports bloom on WINTERLAND, and 
that is about all in the bearded department.

Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8 USA



------------------------------------------------------------------------
Make PayPal your friend.
Sign up today and get a $5 bonus.
http://click.egroups.com/1/5024/0/_/486170/_/960726213/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index