Re: CULT: BEGINNER STILL - DWARF/DUTCH IRIS HELP NE
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: BEGINNER STILL - DWARF/DUTCH IRIS HELP NE
- From: l*
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 01 09:25:10 -0600
Hi Susan,
I'm only attempting to provide an answer to your query because I'm the MN
gal you specifically requested. ;-) Unfortunately, I have no experience
with the bulbous iris species you have purchased. I can tell you,
however, that danfordiae and Dutch irises are both bulbous - not
rhizomatous - and should be treated life daffodils or tulips. They are
really irises, though.
>The package says plant September to December for spring flowering.
>But I am hearing so much about iris being killed due to late planting
>or not an opportunity to put down roots before frost comes, that I
>wonder if I should plant at all, or should I wait and plant in the
>spring (which they say will give me an August to September flowering.
Assuming they are winter-hardy in your area (and I don't know enough
about them to know whether or not they are), go ahead and plant them now.
Not much help, I'm afraid, but hopefully enough to get the dialog started.
Laurie
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laurief@paulbunyan.net
http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
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