Re: Yellow Flag swamp iris
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Yellow Flag swamp iris
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 07:33:09 -0700 (MST)
James Brooks wrote:
>
> I have a spring-fed ditch in front of my house that always has standing
> water, with more springs (or perhaps my own field bed from the septic tank)
> feeding into it from several places in the bank.
> A week ago I transplanted a Yellow Flag swamp iris into this ditch, and it
> looked very healthy for several days, but is now looking a little peaked.
> Before I transplant more of them, could someone tell me the needs of this
> common wild variety, which I may not be addressing here - particularly as to
> pH? Most of the rest of my beds run about 6.8, so I have to put down
> Aluminum Sulphate with Louisiana and Japanese. Is this the case with the
> Yellow Flag, or is it just undergoing some transplant shock?
> James Brooks
> Jonesborough, TN
> hirundo@tricon.net
> Happy Easter!
Hi James--
Is this the same thing as pseudacorus?
Rima terra@catskill.net
