Re: Iris blooms on the Gulf Coast
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- Subject: Re: Iris blooms on the Gulf Coast
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:54:26 -0600 (MDT)
Rick Wiles wrote:
>
> I haven't had much luck with Irises here in Mobile, Alabama. I have a
> couple of Blue Flags which have never bloomed and I recently planted a
> few Japanese Irises. When do Irises usually bloom on the Gulf Coast and
> should I be using Phosphates to increase the likely hood of blooms?
Rick,
I assume you are talking about the bearded iris. Your climate cannot
provide enough cold for the bearded which they need in order to bloom.
I would think that if they "could" bloom in your area they would do so
sometime in April.
Regretably,
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central CAlifornia
Zone 8
