Re: Questions about iris culture in Taiwan
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Questions about iris culture in Taiwan
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- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:59:10 +0930
From: "Colleen Modra" <irises@senet.com.au>
Hi Hsiao-Chiu
Your winter temps would be very border-line for TB. Most people I know in
marginal areas have more success with blues, white and yellows rather than
pinks or oranges. Jan's ideas of pots to increase cooling seems a good one.
Maybe a few doses of ice on the pots over winter would help. Growing in pots
would also ensure your have good drainage as too much humidity over summer
can cause rot, just ensure they are large pots, about 12" (30cm)
Colleen Modra
South Aust
-----Original Message-----
From: Hsiao-Chiu Chu¦¶¼S¬î <hchu@netrd.iii.org.tw>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, 28 March 2000 4:34
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>
>
>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
>
>Colleen Modra wrote:
>
>> 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
>
>
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