clay pots for iris and first bloom


John Reeds wrote:

>In Calif., clay pots get way too hot in the sun (iris pot roast).

We have the opposite reaction here in the extreme cold of Zone 3 where
winter temps can get below -40 degrees. The clay pots break from the severe 
cold and crumble. Plastic pots can be buried with the rim showing in the 
autumn for good survival rate.

**Flash - first rhizomatous iris bloomed today, May 12th. A lovely I. pumila 
seedling sent to me by Lowell Baumunk. It is a yellow ground color with an 
interesting lavender wash on the falls. To my eyes, it is gorgeous.

Also, tulips are blooming with the daffodils. Oh joy.

Cheers,

Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher/ Berlin, NH,USA/ Zone 3
N. White Mts. in the "Great North Woods"
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