Re: AB: name your favs
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- Subject: Re: AB: name your favs
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 08:35:43 -0700 (MST)
Janet & Shan,
Dorothy Fingerhood writes:
>
> I suspect they will--some of them, at least. I used to live in Wy. and
> though I did not grow irises at the time, I have a good idea of your
> climate. It's DEFINITELY worth a try. I'd choose some of the aril
medians
> and quarterbreds to experiment with. In fact, I suspect they might do
> better for you than they do here in cold but wet upstate NY. It's not
the
> cold--it's the wet and humidity they can't handle.
I agree with Dorothy. How cold does it get in your area? It can get down to
30 below here (not recently, Thank God!), but I was growing ABs when it
did, and they survived without difficulty (they did have snow cover). These
were mostly half-breds, too.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
