Re: CULT: Iris in Montana
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Iris in Montana
- From: A* W* <a*@abacus.bates.edu>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 09:49:35 -0700 (MST)
Are the "little purple things" Iris Setosa? Do they have falls, but no
standards and fairly fine foliage in really thick clumps? If so, there
are many more variants of these than just the 2-4 inch varieties, if
those do well.
Andrew Wheeler
zone 4-5
awheele2@abacus.bates.edu
janet & shan wrote:
>
> Linda wrote
> >I'd really be interested in knowing which cultivars bloom normally for
> >you in spite of being frosted in the stalk or bud.
>
> Our first iris every year are little purple things, that look like the
> tiny wild iris you see in the mountains. ( 3"- 4" tall ) They come up thru
> the snow and don't care. Next is a dwarf who's name is in dispute, but may
> be "Top Brass". It is a never fail !
> After that, the only failures we experience are the occasional full bud
> that gets frosted hard and puts up a bloom deformed in shape/color. We just
> don't see any big problems with stalks damaged. Perhaps because our nights
> stay cold for so long, the plants are "harder" than in areas that warm up,
> then have the occasional freeze. Our AVERAGE day/night differential is
> always in the 20'-30' F range. April 47/29, May 68/43, June 77/54, July
> 81/56, August 82/56. The average April has 14 days w/ minimum temp below 32'
> F. Iris are growing like crazy even then.
> Since you gave us something else to think about (just what we needed),
> we will take notes as we go and let you know. Looks like another parameter
> in the record keeping program.
>
> Janet & Shan in MT - foot o' snow last week - green fans this week
