later blooming iris
- Subject: [iris] later blooming iris
- From: Linda Harrington l*@wbltd.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:01:15 -0500
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> Donald,
> Good point. I hadn't taken heat into consideration. Where most of my iris are they get almost too much shade. They seem to do well, I guess that shade is what is keeping the bad heat off of them. My spuria do fine except the aphids were horrid this last spring. Thick and black in every nook and cranny on the stem. I think it's because I have them in places that may get morning and early afternoon sun and shade in the late afternoon. And
> they don't get enough sun to keep the bugs away. At least that was suggested to me. Thanks for putting that thought in my head.
> Linda
Midland Tx
zone 7/8a
>
> Donald Eaves wrote:
> Do you have some way you protect late blooms from the heat? My spurias
> bloom later, but they suffer. The TBs I have that generally bloom late - or
> try - suffer badly most years. I do keep some for those years when we have
> a break from the heat, but those years are few and far between.
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