Re: Re: CULT: Growing Japanese Irises in Pots?
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Growing Japanese Irises in Pots?
- From: M* D* G*
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 12:13:19 -0800
> On November 22, 2000 05:39 pm, you wrote:
> > Hello Talkers:
> >
> > Regarding growing Japanese Irises, Clarence Mahan (Pres. of the
American
> > Iris Scoeity and a scholar of some considerable repute) has written a
paper
> > on "Iris Myths," in which he stresses that Japanese irises need to be
grown
> > either in pots or dug up and relocated every three years or so. This
is
> > due to the tendency of I. ensata to emit a substance that is toxic to
> > itself. The toxic substance can be leached out if the plants are grown
> > either in pots or at the edge of a water source. Interesting.
>
> I know plants like black walnut put out chemicals to make life tougher
on
> other plants but you're saying the irises poison themselves? What is the
> natural home for Japanese Irises? I thought it was meadows. They might
get
> flooded during the spring but what you're saying is they only grow near
> streams etc?
>
> Nick
One half of my iris are growing in the drip line or very close to it of a
black walnut tree. I have had no problems that I know of. The tree is just
over the fence line. The tree seems to be growing better since I planted
iris there. Trunk about 18" at base.
Mike Greenfield
redear@infinet.com
SW Ohio Zone 5b
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