Re: Re: CULT: natural immunity
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: natural immunity
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 07:58:24 -0600
> From: linda Mann <lmann@mailhub.icx.net>
> There really isn't a list of the toughest cultivars - it's what several
> of us on this forum are very interested in and trade notes about every
> year. What we've learned from one another is that many (most?) irises
> that do well in one part of the world will die the minute they are
> planted in other climates and soils (well, sure, I'm exaggerating...?).
> So even tho hybridizers may try to select really tough cultivars for
> their growing conditions, it won't help a lot when they are grown
> elsewhere.
This is a very important point that can hardly be too strongly emphasized.
Posting a list of the best performing cultivars in the Northwest is not
necessarily a recommendation of their
durability in the Southeast, for example. Even locally, one iris grower
will praise the performance of a cultivar that another will dismiss as the
epitome of feebleness.
That much said, there do seem to be some cultivars that perform well in a
wide range of environments, but even so, not everywhere for everyone.
Linda listed the following:
>
> NIGHT RULER is slightly above average here.
> Others that do well here are DUSKY CHALLENGER, VANITY (usually),
> STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, CELEBRATION SONG, GOLDEN APPLE, CHERRY SMOKE, TUXEDO,
RAIN CLOUD, VIGILANTE (pretty sure that's what it is), LACY
> SNOWFLAKE, VICTORIA FALLS, PERFUME COUNTER, IMMORTALITY, DESERT REALM
All of the above that I have grown, namely Dusky Challenger, Vanity,
Stairway To Heaven, Celebration Song, Cherry Smoke, Vigilante, Lacy
Snowflake, Victoria Falls, and Immortality, have done well here, too
(though Immortality has been a rather shy bloomer). This is not to say that
they are necessarily the very best performing irises for me, but they are
hardy, reliable, and durable.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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