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Donna -
 Our weather should be very similar but not so sure about the soil. I have heavy red clay, hence the raised beds. I had truckloads of soil brought in for the beds that had been dredged out of Lake Lanier, where the Chestatee river runs into it. It's beautiful brown top soil. The plants seem to love it.
 As for the spotting, it's fungal. I spray them with vinegar and water for aphids and that's about it. I raise caterpillars so I don't use anything toxic at all. The spots come up every year when the weather starts to get hot and the humidity goes up. I have found that, when it gets really bad, if I go in and cut the fans down, it helps. The new growth comes in nice and green and with almost no spots. I can do this at any time of the season, too. Bloom stalks or not.
 And I highly recommend Thornbird. I can't speak for anyone else but that thing grows like a weed here. The color is amazing and I just love it. But I'm a huge fan of the odd irises. The Kasparek babies are some of my favorites, but a few of them tend to be picky here. I just plant the ones I like and if they live, then I'm happy. If not, I try again.

Thanks for looking at my pictures!
Joni


In a message dated Wed, 26 Jun 2002 6:43:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, thelockmans@tntie.com writes:

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> Beautiful photos! Another of Thornbird , don't know why I have been
> reluctant to try it? I have steered clear of space age but maybe I should
> try some of those. Thanks for sharing. Your beds look so neat. What kind of
> soil do you have. Georgia zone 7 should be similar to NC z7 weather wise, we
> do get snow here but not very much. I would think the same iris would do
> good here as there. I noticed some spotting on your foliage and yellowing,
> do you know what that is? It doesn't seem to hurt your bloom any.
> Donna
> NC z7/8
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