Re: SD : CULT
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- Subject: Re: SD : CULT
- From: A* R* <a*@austx.tandem.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 09:31:55 -0600 (MDT)
> Ottawa is in Canada, east of central. Last winter was most definitely the =
> =
> mildest winter I've seen in the last 10 years here. I think we hit -20C for=
> =
> only a couple days. We normally have snow cover until mid-April and the =
> ground does not thaw until early May.
>
> I typically give a plant three years, unless there has been very unusual =
> weather like last year. I will be giving last year's plantings an extra =
> year of evaluation. There are some varieties, e.g., Copper Classic, that =
> look perfectly healthy but simply refuse to bloom here.
Mon Dieu! If these dwarf iris do not bloom in cold Alanis Morissette
land, then what chance have they here??? A mild winter at -20C? That's
like, -4 F which would be a world record winter for us, not a mild
winter.
That's why I question: in zone 8b, where frost is more likely than not
but not a certainty, where we *must* store tulips and narcissi in the
'fridge and they're annuals, what chance do I have with the non-T
bearded iris?
--
Amy Moseley Rupp
amyr@austx.tandem.com, Austin, TX, USDA zone 8b, Sunset zone 30
*or* amyr@mpd.tandem.com
Jill O. *Trades, Mistress O. {}
