Re: Yellow Walking Iris.
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- Subject: Re: Yellow Walking Iris.
- From: W* J* <w*@concentric.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 19:37:37 -0700 (MST)
william b. cook wrote:
>
> Some people in the area here grow the Yellow Walking Iris directly in
> the soil outdoors. They do not bring the plant in for the winter. Does
> anyone know the hardiness of this plant. I was not going to experiment
> with it yet, but since I now have a few more babies to start, I am feeling
> a bit more adventurous in this matter. Didn't someone mention growing this
> plant outdoors in Starke, FL? That is well to my north.
>
> Mark A. Cook
> billc@atlantic.net
> Dunnellon, FL.
Mark,
I grew both "walking iris" outdoors in Houston. They did fine. The
yellow "walked" the best. When they are in bloom the stem bends down to
the ground and roots itself into the soil. That is how they walk. The
white one didn't walk nearly as much.
Leslie
