Re: potted irises
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: potted irises
- From: z*@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 20:16:42 -0700 (MST)
>We had a lot (200+) iris that were left over from our sales. JaNiece said
>"oh, we will take them home and pot them. Since I am a "We" person, they
>were potted, put out behind the shed where they get some sun and were
>forgotten until recently. Most are doing quite well inspite of the neglect.
> At the iris sale this year potted iris were too much trouble (hauling,
>toting to the table, and displaying), so again they are sitting in pots where
>"We" are fertilizing and giving tlc. I found several places in our garden in
>Oct where I took some out of the pots and planted. They are doing quite
>well. Our winters are not really cold (Zone 7), but we do have four or
>five weeks in the teens off and on. Iris do well here. But they do well in
>Iowa where our winters were -20. They are tough old birds..winter won't hurt
>them.
>
>Hangig my head in shame.... in cleaning out the shed this fall I found a
>large box that had iris in sacks the were left over from sales three years
>ago, that I planted and they are sending up divisions. Moral: iris are
>tough, They are survivers.
>
>Bill Mull
>Norfolk, VaDear Bill: Just wanted to say Hello! The freeze is finally
>here. Not much rebloom here, but LOW HO SILVER has been terrific on plants
>set a year and a half ago. Lloyd Z in Durham NC
