Re: Cult: Alien invaders vs natives
> Getting to my question. Are there any native irises that I should
>consider
>growing? Things that are in trouble ? If so what are the best safe sources?
>[Not stuff stolen from natural growing areas] I'm most interested in
>something that would be native for the great lakes area. I figure there are
>enough aliens in my garden and a little space given over to natives won't
>kill me.
There's a great website that can answer most of your questions: North
American Native Irises (or NANI for short).
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
Some species I'd recommend include: I. versicolor, I. cristata, I. fulva,
and I. setosa. Those are all easily obtainable from mail order nurseries
and are relatively easy to grow.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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