Re: CULT: Irises in NWT?

In a message dated 10/17/2003 10:06:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
zone1_5@yahoo.com writes:

> The bearded Irises only flower every second year or
> so for me. But from reading on the list I`v determined
> I don`t have them in a very good spot, next to full
> shade, on the north side of the house where they only
> get a couple hours of sun per day in June, July and
> part of August. The Siberians do real well, flowering
> each year and actually producing seed, they are
> planted in full sun. 
> 

Darm,
     I thought Siberians would be good up there.  Iris setosa should do well 
too.  As for the Bearded ones, that far north, they would need about as much 
sun as they could possibly get.  
     Down here at 29 Degrees North Latitude, the summer sun is very intense, 
and many plants do better with some shading.  Iris virginica will grow in full 
sun if it is in a large container which can be kept moist.  Those bloom at 
the driest time of the year here.  
      In mid winter, the normal day runs from about 40 F at night to 68 F by 
day, but since late 1997, I have seen a range of 12 F to 93 F in winter.  
Summer tends to be hot and steamy with frequent daytime thunderstorms.  Summer 
nights are usually 70 F to 75 F, and days are 95 F to 100 F.  Summer temperature 
extremes since 1997 have ranged from 51 F to 113 F.  

Mark A. Cook            [Low 53 F, High 81 F]
BigAlligator@aol.com
USDA Zone 8b   Sunset Zone 28
Dunnellon, Florida USA.

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