Re: SPEC: 2 questions
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- Subject: Re: SPEC: 2 questions
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 16:33:28 -0600 (MDT)
Bordo Adrienne wrote:
>
> My second question is what would be the best treatment for the I
> douglassiana seedlings that made it through our winter in a flat, under
> a pile of leaves? I have put three of them in a south facing, well
> drained bed near the house. I have another 5 or 6 and need some ideas.
> (also have another full package of seed)
>
Adrienne,
In their natural habitat (West Coast) they grow naturally in lightly
wooded areas, on sloping ground that is gritty and well-drained with
soil neutral to slightly acid and with considerable humus. Most of the
moisture the irises recieve comes during the winter either as rain or,
at higher altitues, as snow. They thrive where the summers are normally
long and dry.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
