Deeper and Deeper into Iris addiction

I was wondering...

I have a walkway with narrow (12"-15" wide) beds along one side of my house.
They are protected on one side by a 5' solid fence and the other side by the
house. Gets very little (maybe 1 1/2 hours) direct sun during the summer. Even
less in the winter.

Do you think SIBs would grow there (given good soil etc). I would be somewhat
concerned about lime leaching from the house foundation and the fence post
concrete but that has been in place for 30 years and 5 years respectively, so
I think I could counter it with amendments.



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Fremont, California, USA, Earth, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay) 
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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