RE: Favorite SDB iris
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- Subject: RE: Favorite SDB iris
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 23:13:38 -0600 (MDT)
Hmm. Sounds like, at least this year, zone 3 is much better for the MDBs that
zone 5 was. But I don't think I'd want to try dealing with your mosquitos!
Barb, in Santa Fe, where the spurias should be blooming heavily in about a
week
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of Ellen Gallagher
Sent: Friday, June 06, 1997 10:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Favorite SDB iris
>Since the MDB's bloom before the SDB's our hot weather is not conducive
>to them
>Either they start too soon and a late frost gets to the bloom or the heat
>stops them from putting out blossoms.
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The SDBs are just getting started here but so far I like OUT-
BURST which bloomed mid-morning today....wasn't out at 7 a.m.
I live in a colder climate and have SDBs *and* MDBs blooming
together. Four of our MDBs are finished and more are ready
to pop into color with some more SDBs....Zone 3 is not a bad
place to grow irises - we just have a later season. The large
majority of our freezes are well gone before any buds think of
showing themselves. We thaw out slowly.
Everything looks good here including the larger bearded - no rot
anywhere and plenty of buds. The JIs look a little smaller than I
remember them at this time of year but everything else is OK.
From the bug infested northern woods where I wear my bug baffler
anytime I garden. Mosquitos are worse than the black flies today.
Cheers,
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains\ AIS Region 1 {New England}
