Re: CULT:JI Heat
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT:JI Heat
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 08:08:05 -0600
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
>
> From: "Steven & Sharlyn Rocha"
> Hello List,
> I have had three JIs bloom. BELLANDER BLUE, AKEBONO and
> ROSE FRAPPE They are beautiful and worth the extra effort. The blooms
> don't seem to hold up too well in the hot weather we are getting now
> (high 80s low 90s) . BELLANDER BLUE has done the best. Do they like
> a more mild climate or do certain cultivars do better in the heat of
> So.Cal.?
Steve,
I wonder if it is the heat as such, or the very dry air that accompanies it
in the West that the JIs can't handle too well. Summers are quite hot in
Japan, but also extremely humid, as in much of the Southeastern US.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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