Re: Spec: Iris unguicularis
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- Subject: Re: Spec: Iris unguicularis
- From: W* J* <w*@concentric.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:14:25 -0700 (MST)
ECPep@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-11-21 10:06:19 EST, you write:
>
> << the pots, One inside the greenhouse the other sunk in the ground on the
> south side of the greenhouse. The one outside came through last winter
> in great shape(in -20 temps.), but neither bloomed for me this spring. I
> wonder if it's because I disturbed them by digging them up, even tho I
> potted them immediately?
> Leslie Jobe' in Omaha >>
>
> Leslie,
>
> Did the greenhouse pot do well? I wonder if this species could be an indoor
> plant in the north. Has anyone flowered unguicularis in a greenhouse or
> windowsill environment? I know it has a long flowering period.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, N.Y. - zone 4
It is still doing well, looks very healthy! I am going to fertilize it
this winter, which I didn't do last year. I did put the pot outside for
the summer. I also grow orchids and I put everything out for the summer.
Leslie
