Re: SPEC: African Irises
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: African Irises
- From: B* S*
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:20:16 -0500
>Mark's reply about African irises should be qualified. Panayoti
>Kelaidis has told me that a number of the Moraea are found at higher
>altitudes in the Drankensburg Mountains. At 7000ft is can be snow
>covered and very cold. He has found that some grow well in Denver and
>feels that these species might well do well in Ottawa, always as long as
>we have heavy snow cover. [heavy snow today - depth 3-4ft in garden!]
>
>I am germinating a number of species in the house and plan to put half
>outside and keep the remaining ones inside in pots. May be we can
>expand the iris species that are available in Zone 4B.
Keep in mind that "African Iris" can refer to species of either
Moraea (growing from corms) or Dietes (growing from rhizomes). Ian,
which Moraea species are you trying?
Daffodils, crocuses, hellebores, pulmonarias, Greek anemones and Iris
reticulata all in bloom today.
--
Bill Shear
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