RE: SPEC: Iris tectorum
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- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] SPEC: Iris tectorum
- From: M* M*
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:00:35 -0500
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Anner,
I. tectorum does fine here in zone 4. Great foliage through the summer.
We've had the blue/purple form for about four years. I think Sandy has a
start of the alba -- it's not supposed to be as hardy so we shall see.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: HIPSource@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 11/15/99 10:11:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> sidneygardener@email.msn.com writes:
>
> << I live in Albuquerque, NM. High mesa county. Its hard to tell what our
>
> real zone is. I've read zone charts that put me in Zone 5, Zone 6, or Zone
>
> 7.....
>
> I. tectorum, blue and alba>>
>
> Interesting. I've been trying to find out just how hardy this one actually
>
> is. It is semi-evergreen here in Zone 7 Virginia and the old foliage gets
> hit
> pretty hard at the tips in late January. New leaves emerge, however,
> before
> the blooms appear, so it is not hard to groom the plant to look its best
> for
> its moment of glory. Contrary to the usual expectation, I have found the
> white to be stonger than the blue in this species, and this has been the
> case
> with three different blue clones grown from seed.
>
> Anner Whitehead
> HIPSource@aol.com
>
> >
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