RE: SD : CULT


It is definitely not too cold for SDBs.  It is more likely the particular =
cultivar.  Ottawa winters go as low and -40C and typically -30 for a couple =
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of weeks.  We have had no problems with the SDBs.  In fact, the SDBs and IBs=
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came through beautifully last year when almost all the TBs got warped.  It =
was the first winter that all the snow had disappeared by March and then we =
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got a couple of freeze-thaws before May.

Some SDBs we have:  Blue Line, What Again (reblooms), Hey There, =
Butterscotch Carpet, Gingerbread Man, Tu Tu Turquoise, Dark Waters, Sea =
Urchin.
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From: Gunnar Andersson
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: SD : CULT
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 1997 12:06

I have several SD in bloom now, I ordered several of them last year
cause I was told they was more hardier then the other bearded iris.
SOme of them are behaving very strange just sitting there sulking
while other grow as .... and are blooming just wonderful
one have even sent up 8 fans <g>.
Bedford lilac is really wonderful and third charm.

are there too much of i.florentina or I.trojana mixed into those
SD that they wont grow -- too cold climat here maybe??

one of the SD started to send up a lots of fans but decided just to die
the leaves stopped to grow and turned brown.
but the rhizom still feels fine.

(we have had a rather chilly spring here, unitil now.)

the funny thing is that its only the SD that are behaving like this not
the TB or IB or BB

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Gunnar Andersson, ekaguan@kkeka.ericsson.se
province of East Central Sweden  ,  Stockholm/Sweden,
S-climatzone/3, US-zone/5-6 av.temp : january -2,5C to -5
av.temp july : +18C ,precipitation : jan 75mm, july 75mm
vegetationperiod of 180 days  ,   90 days of snow cover
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2261/

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