Re: I. setosa (was Inter Species Hybrids)
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- Subject: Re: I. setosa (was Inter Species Hybrids)
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 19:17:52 -0700 (MST)
Mark Cook writes (5 Mar 97):
> Iris setosa is a species that is native to the state of Alaska and Maine.
> It is also found scattered across various parts of Canada. I have a
plant
> of Iris setosa BLUE LIGHTS, but I am not yet sure if it will survive this
> far south.
>
Iris setosa is the only species in the genus that is native to both the
eastern and western hemispheres, as it is also found in eastern Siberia,
Korea, Japan, and extreme NE China.
Waddick in his "Iris of China" indicates that it is hardy from Zone 2
(possibly Zone 1) to the cooler parts of Zone 6. Waddick also mentions "a
beautiful white-flowered Japanese cultivar, KOSHO-EN".
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Recent snow accumulation beginning to melt away
