Re: Re: CULT: rain and death (was Changing Seasons)

That's interesting because generally July is hot and drier.  And heavy rain
as you describe it certainly fits my area in most years for the month of
August.  Maybe it is a good thing by that time of year the irises have a
lot of companion plants (read weeds) to help soak up the moisture and since
I don't do a lot of cultivating there isn't much possibility for them to
incur any damage to the rhizome that would let rot set in.

I have been trying to plant irises that I think may be more prone to rot
near my lilac bushes with the thought that a lot of the moisture will be
sucked out of the soil by the lilacs....so far Edith Wolford is still alive
and blooming (made it through two winters) planted next to the lilacs.

Sandra



Linda Mann wrote:

Heavy rain (2 to 3 inches in 24 hrs) or prolonged rainy spells (a week
with half an inch per day) during heat of summer (mid to upper 90s),
<especially> following a month long <hot, dry> spell is death for some
cultivars here.  In the past, that has been especially true for some
Blyth cultivars I've tried (not to pick on B - true for selections from
many other hybridizers selecting in dry summer climates).

Some catalogs say in their cultural directions "avoid overhead watering,
especially during warm weather" (!)  That's a warning to me that their
selections may not do very well here.

<Yes, we can get very heavy rains at this time of year in the
southeastern           area of the province. It mainly comes in August
here, but these rains usually        only seem to cause leaf spot not
rot. My main problems with rot occurs in             the spring. Sandra
SE Manitoba>

Or maybe you can find out if anybody else in your general area has had
success with CHINESE TREASURE?   Or maybe someone else knows how it does
in the zone of despair?

<As for the iris I have I shall have to rescue it first so it might be
                    a year or so before it blooms, but if I can find
out anyway to identify
                    it I will let you know.>
--
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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