Re: Early Bloom
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- Subject: Re: Early Bloom
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 00:33:49 -0700 (MST)
Stremel John wrote:
>
> I planted iris for the first time this year in a bed that runs from my front
> porch to the edge of the house. It is an area about 15 feet long that gets
> good sun, is protected from wind on 3 sides and catches light from a street
> lamp.
>
> Well I would have never believed it, but, I currently have twenty stalks in
> full bloom (none of the iris in the back yard are blooming yet.) Mezmerizer
> is astonishing. I planted two rhizomes in August. It has grown to a dozen
> plants with 8 - 3 foot stalks loaded with bloom.
So, John, for those of us weak minded Listers (as opposed to Robins) who
can't remember everybodys location, where are you?
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
