Re: Re;Cult
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re;Cult
- From: J* C*
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:58:39 PDT
Wendy writes:
>iris bulleyana, iris sintensii, iris thompsonii and iris sodgiana. I have
>looked in my iris book and the Archives but I can't locate any growing
>instructions for these. ....I have acid soil in a cool high mountain
>climate with spots of full sun.....Water is deemed as heaven sends it but
>we have a high rainfall.
I also picked up a pot of suspiciously named iris graeminia, spelling if
incorrect is my fault, what and where do I do with that?....
You may have had answers of list.
I'll do my best to help you from what books I have.
I. sintensii - (spuriae) Native of SE europe, growing in grassy places and
scrub, easily grown in semi shade, but can disappear if neglected (can't we
all?) Hrdy to minus 15C.
I. graminea - (spuriae)Native to France, Spain, Poland,..
Grassy places and scrub again, easily grown in leafy soil, in partial shade.
I.bulleyana belongs to the subseries chrysographes, and is probably a hybrid
according to Kohlein, likes a sunny open location, in slightly damp soil.
I.thompsonii - from what I gather, this is a hybrid of I. douglasiana X I.
innominata, and should be grown like other PCI's. No lime, semi shade, damp,
well drained soil. leaf mould or pine needles for mulch.
I. sogdiana - (spuriae) native to central Asia. Grows in full sun. I guess
you treat it like other spuria types.
Hope that helps somewhat, and I will happily stand corrected by someone with
experience in growing these plants.
BTW - where did you get these little gems from Wendy?
Cheers, Jan
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