Re: dwarf beardeds and hotter climates
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- Subject: Re: dwarf beardeds and hotter climates
- From: D* B* <d*@llano.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 21:53:26 -0600 (MDT)
> I grow some SDBs that were hybridized by Hooker Nichols, who lives in
> Dallas, and John Weiler, who lives in Fresno, CA has developed a series of
> reblooming SDBs, and there are other people in mild climates who hybridize
> dwarf bearded iris. I assume these must bloom more than just occasionally
> for the people who bred them or they would find something better to do with
> their time and energy. Maybe these sorts of dwarfs would be the ones that
> would perform well for you.
We are in Zone 7 USDA, and Zone 10 Sunset. I have absolutely no problem
with SDB's blooming or reblooming. MDB's however are another problem.
Until we moved them into a raised bed we had little or no bloom from
them. Once moved they have begun to bloom and are much happier. The
theory here is that the raised beds get colder due to the exposure. The
bed is not in the ground to help keep it from freezing. Whatever, it
seems to be working. By the way, the bed is raised 12".
--
Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas Zone 7
Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
17.76"
of rain a year. Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an
average
of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.
