Re: HIST- Seeking Zone 4-hardy recommendations
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- Subject: Re: HIST- Seeking Zone 4-hardy recommendations
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 21:39:32 -0600 (MDT)
Anner wrote :
> As I recall, we have learned that HONORABILE and SAMBUCINA are often found
>throughout New England, but I wondered what the list might have to recommend
>as well for Rima's very cold garden? Can she, for instance, grow pallida and
>germanica? What about QUAKER LADY, ALCAZAR, MME CHEREAU, HER MAJESTY, CRIMSON
>KING, PLUMERI, MA MIE?
New England has several USDA Zones (3, 4, 5 & 6) with the bulk of
the population in Zones 5 & 6....Zones 3 & 4 cover a much bigger
geographical area. Certainly, I. pallida has been growing in my
Zone 3 garden for several years and HONORABILE does fine as well.
I just got QUAKER LADY, MME. CHEREAU, CRIMSON KING, CLARA NOYES
and LA BOHEMIENNE this summer from Superstition Gardens and have
no doubt that these will also do OK. I will tell you more next
June.
We have heard more than once that cold is not an enemy of most
bearded irises....the infernal thaw, freeze, thaw cycle that is so
prevalent in Zones 4 - 7 seems to be a far greater threat to their
survival. The historics, according to folks on this list, seem to
do the best of all in various climate conditions.
Cheers,
Ellen (a confirmed and happy Zone 3er)
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / Zone 3
Siberian iris robin / sibrob@ncia.net
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