Re: Re: PCI: seedlings
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: PCI: seedlings
- From: d*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 23:53:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/25/02 4:36:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lmann@volfirst.net writes:
> Seems like I remember some discussion about one of the species being
> more adaptable to our climate, but of course I can't remember which one.
Hi Linda,
I don't remember discussion about one species being easier to grow in
northern climates, but we did have a plant of I. tenax survive for a number
of years. Then one winter it just disappeared without a trace. I think some
critter got it. We bought hybrids from Joe Ghio a couple of times and some
of them lived for a couple of years and then died one winter. We thought
these did best in pots in semi-shade. However, when we germinated some from
seed in pots, they bloomed nicely and we numbered them only to find them dead
the next spring. I still think the I. tenax was more adaptable because it
was from Oregon rather than California. Part of our problem may have been
that we didn't realize PCIs need acid soil. Ours is just about 7.0 neutral.
But, Siberians do well for us and we do grow some Japanese without adding
acidifiers.
Dorothy Willott in Northern Ohio, Zones 5/6
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