Re: Questions about iris culture in Taiwan


From: "Colleen Modra" <irises@senet.com.au>

Yes

Not as much cold, but near to frosty. They prefer a hot dry summer and a
cool-cold damp winter.

Colleen Modra
-----Original Message-----
From: Hsiao-Chiu Chu¦¶¼S¬î <hchu@netrd.iii.org.tw>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, 27 March 2000 4:47
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Questions about iris culture in Taiwan


>From: Hsiao-Chiu =?iso-8859-1?Q?Chu=A6=B6=BCS=AC=EE?=
<hchu@netrd.iii.org.tw>
>
>Thanks for your information.  Do you mean that bearded iris needs cold
>temperature to form buds?  Like tulips do ?
>
>Yours,
>Hsiao-Chiu Chu
>
>Colleen Modra wrote:
>
>> From: "Colleen Modra" <irises@senet.com.au>
>>
>> Hi Hsiao-Chiu
>>
>> I would be inclined to suggest that your best results would come from
>> Louisianna and Japanese Iris. It definiatelt wouldn't be cold enough for
>> Bearded Iris and I doubt if Pacific Caost Iris would flower in your
>> conditions
>>
>> Colleen Modra
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Hsiao-Chiu Chu¦¶¼S¬î <hchu@netrd.iii.org.tw>
>> To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
>> Date: Monday, 27 March 2000 4:08
>> Subject: [iris-talk] Questions about iris culture in Taiwan
>>
>> >From: Hsiao-Chiu =?iso-8859-1?Q?Chu=A6=B6=BCS=AC=EE?=
>> <hchu@netrd.iii.org.tw>
>> >
>> >Hi, all:
>> >
>> >    I am new to this list.  I live in Taiwan and have been wanting to
try
>> some
>> >irises at here.  However, Taiwan has very few imported irises except
some
>> >Dutch iris bulbs which are only good for one season blooming.  As for
>> native
>> >iris, the only one we have here is Iris formosa.
>> >
>> >    The question I have is: can most of bearded irises survive the
climate
>> >here?  Taiwan's climate is very close to Southern Florida.  We have hot
and
>> >humid summer, usually in the 90s, sometimes will go over 100.  Winter is
>> mild,
>> >almost always over 50.  High humidity here and good for orchids.  The
dry
>> >season ususally in winter, some summer days can be dry too.  Generally
>> >speaking, it is in the humid side.  Spring and fall are nice but kind of
>> >short.
>> >
>> >    I am also curious if the Louisiana iris and Pacific coast iris can
>> prosper
>> >here??
>> >
>> >    Thanks for any information/suggestions!!
>> >
>> >Hsiao-Chiu Chu
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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