Re: Louisianas
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- Subject: Re: Louisianas
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 23:51:01 -0700 (MST)
Monashee Perennials wrote:
> I doubt that it wasn't warm enough for them to bloom because at that time of
> the year we are usually into the 90s every day. The difficulty is the lack
> of humidity I think. Nevertheless, there were a few, perhaps 6 or 7 which
> did bloom quite regularly. I can probably dig back into my notes and find
> the names if anyone is interested, but I won't be able to get it it for a
> few days. I do recall that Black Gamecock was one of the few which never did
> produce a blossom.
>
> John Montgomery
> monashee@bcgrizzly.com
> Vernon BC (zone 5)
John,
Humidity must be ruled out. Here in California our summers are
typically in the 90's to 100's with humidity between 10 to 20 percent.
My Louisiana's grow and thrive and bloom each spring. And I always
transplant in the fall. I till the bed and put in a 4 inch layer of oak
leaf mold, alfalpha pellets and commercial fertilizer with traces of
sulpher, iron and zinc. The beds are kept constantly moist in the
summer by using mini sprinklers on drip tubing. My Japanese and
Pusedocorus are also in this bed and thrive.
BTW, I did try to grow Black Gamecock but it did not like it here.
Would never grow much less bloom. I now have Hagar's Full Eclipse and
just love it.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
