Re: SPEC: my favorites (what lives)
- To: Dennis Kramb , i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: my favorites (what lives)
- From: w*
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 11:38:31 -0600
- Priority: normal
- References: <383C0731.4D8B@mailhub.icx.net>
From: "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
Dennis, did you get my cawd?
I want some of that setosa Kosho En next year, ok?
Walter
On 25 Nov 99, at 11:36, Dennis Kramb wrote:
> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>
> fulva - (3 forms) - loves it here, but requires plenty of water during
> growing season, blooms profusely, lots of pollen, excellent parent
>
> versicolor - (4 forms) - loves it here, but requires plenty of water too,
> a bit of midday shade helps too
>
> cristata - (2 forms) - increasing quite well, but hasn't bloomed for me
> yet (2 years old)
>
> virginica var. shrevei - (1 form) - probably needs more water than what
> I'm giving it, one clump bloomed nicely for the first time this year, the
> other 3 clumps haven't yet in 2 years
>
> foetidissima - (4 forms) - so far, so good, only had them for 8 months
> now, the variegated foliage form is a knockout!
>
> brevicaulis - (1 form) - died on me! I foolishly kept it in a pot over
> winter, but didn't protect it, the freezing temps killed it off last
> winter :(
>
> setosa - (10+ forms) - an absolute knock-out plant, KOSHO EN is listed
> among my favorite 25, this plant also likes extra water
>
> japonica - (1 form) - must be grown in pots and brought indoors since it
> can't handle cold winter temps, knockout flowers! also in my favorite 25
> list
>
> wattii? - (1 form) - fussy, fussy, fussy! hasn't bloomed yet, I'm giving
> it the same care as japonica
>
>
>
>
> Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
> Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
> http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
