Re: Questions about iris culture in Taiwan
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Questions about iris culture in Taiwan
- From: J* C*
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 00:46:51 PST
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>Hmm, this is getting interesting. As I live in the northern part of
>Taiwan, the winter is usually above 50 F. But from time to time, the temp
>will dip to 40F. The damp part can be
>remedied by watering and frankly speaking, Taiwan's winter is kind of
>rainy. A lot of orchids need to be protected from winter rain at here to
>form buds. As for a hot and DRY summer, I think this is really a
>challenge. Taiwan's summer has a lot of thunderstorm, so I guess I will
>have to use a very light material
>that don't hold much water to plant it and also use pot rather than
>planting them on the ground.
>Maybe there is hope to have bearded iris in Taiwan after all :)
>
>Hsiao-Chiu Chu
Pots would be a great idea, with sand mixed with the soil for drainage. I
grow my Aril bred irises like that, and I shelter them from the summer rain,
as they are dormant in summer and like to be very dry.
Rosalie mentioned chilling in the refrigerater. I remember someone tried
this some time ago. I wonder if that would work?
You get strange comments from friends and family if your fridge is full of
plants and seeds, instead of food. :-)
I would be interested in seeds from your I. formosa some time in the future.
Perhaps we could trade for PCI seeds, or even some seeds from bearded iris
crosses.
You need to check on Taiwanese quarantine restrictions before you import or
export plant material. They may have this information on the internet.
Australia is OK for most seeds, but plants have to go through quarantine.
Cheers, Jan Clark, Australia
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