Cult: Cold Climate Irises
- To: "'iris-talk'" <i*@onelist.com>
- Subject: Cult: Cold Climate Irises
- From: "* M* <M*@tc.gc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 16:12:10 -0400
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Pat:
We garden in exactly the same conditions. I. tectorum works for us. It was
planted out last year and bloomed this year as well as increasing like
crazy. We've already given away one clump. We also grow pseudacorus and
hybrids of versicolor, virginica and pseudacorus. We have been trying arils
on a limited basis and they are also growing well. We have grown one spuria
and will likely try more. Dutch iris and reticulatas tend to die after two
winters. We will let you know about PCNs next year.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
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> From: william b. cook[SMTP:billc@atlantic.net]
> Reply To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 9:31 PM
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] Cold Climate Irises.
>
> From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
> Where I am it get's down to -40...sometimes colder in the
> > deepest of the winter. And we get tons of snow.....way too much. So far
> > I have siberians, bearded in all heights, japenese irises, and the dutch
> > bulbs. Is there any other type of iris that would like my cold
> > winters? Thanks and have a great gardening day! Pat in northern
> > Maine
>
> Pat,
> I would suspect that Iris setosa (native to Alaska), Iris virginica,
> Iris versicolor, and Iris pseudacorus would grow in your area. There is a
> possibility that Iris cristata would too. I know that Iris tectorum is
> being tried in New Hampshire, but it is a bit early to claim it will grow
> there yet.
>
> Mark A. Cook
> billc@atlantic.net
> Dunnellon, Florida.
>
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