HIST: good cultivars for humid climes?

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• Subject: HIST: good cultivars for humid climes?
• From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
• Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 13:41:14 -0700 (MST)

To all who did not delete these presents, Greetings. :-)
I hope to add a few historic iris to my dinky collection of badly weeded
babies. ;-) Can anyone tell me how well the following cultivars bear up
under year-round high humidity (do they rot?), erratic winter temps with
frequent thaws and re-freezes, a short winter and hot, muggy summers? (see
signature for specs)

CRIMSON KING (Barr)
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (Sass)
BEAUTY SECRET (Sexton)
ELSA SASS (Sass)
CAYENNE PEPPERS (Gibson)

Thank you for your erudition, darling peoples.

celia
storey@aristotle.net  USDA Zone 7b
Little Rock, Arkansas
average relative humidity at 6 a.m. 84%
average annual rainfall, 49+ inches
more than 200 frost-free growing days
summer highs, mid to high 90s, winter lows, 10s-30s

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