Re: dwarf beardeds and hotter climates
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- Subject: Re: dwarf beardeds and hotter climates
- From: R* B* <r*@admingw.hsc.unt.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 14:15:08 -0600 (MDT)
Walter Moores said:
>We are on the borderline between zones 7 and 8, have much colder
> weather and for longer periods of time, yet the SDB's on the first
bloom
is
> down in the fan. But, for those who have a 'second wave,' the
bloomstalks
> are up and out of the fan. I wish I knew why because I would
really
like
> to grow more of those seen at the convention, especially those with
the
> 'second wave,' if I knew which ones they were.
Walter,
I have GOLDEN CHILD. It bloomed in waves this spring at (or above)
height for an SDB. This was after a rebloom in December. This WAS
an unusual spring, but this iris is obviously a preformer on the 7/8
border here in Texas.
Rodney Barton
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
Hickory Creek, (North Central) Texas, USA
Zone 7/8, typical temp range 15 - 105 F (-9 - 41 C)
AIS, SIGNA, SPCNI, SLI, FWIS, Iris-L
North American Native Iris Web Page:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
New species iris photos comming soon!
