Re: Re: CULT: Florida problems
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Florida problems
- From: w*@watervalley.net
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 07:44:56 -0500
- Priority: normal
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> Would the difference in southern Florida amd Arizona/Cali. be at
> the other end of the scale than high temperature? If I understand
> the problem, it is the low temp that is necessary. At least I have
> heard that if Southern Florida wants tulips, they have to be
> refrigerated for some time before planting/ And I think bearded
> irises also need a touch of low temps, >>>>??????<<<<<
> Rosalie nr Baltimore USA zone 7 where we are chilly at night with
> lovely 70s by day -- MY kind of weather!! ryfigge@aol.com
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> The combination of heat, humidity, excess rainfall, and flat land (poor drainage)
account for the lack of performance of bearded irises for about
eighty miles inland from any Gulf Coast point. A lot of Mississippi
falls into that category. In some cases the distance is even
greater, particularly in the poorly drained Delta that reaches to
Memphis, TN. Abrupt hills that look like mountains from a
distance rise from the Delta's edge, and that is the center point for
growing bearded irises in MS.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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