Re: Re Louisiana Iris
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: Re Louisiana Iris
- From: d*@dynamicro.on.ca
- Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 18:19:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dennis Kramb wrote:
> >I would very much try to grow some of the beautiful Louisiana Iris,
> >but I am uncertain whether they will survive our winter with rain and =
> >frost , sometimes down to -20C.
> >I will appreciate some suggestions regarding good hybrids for our =
> >weatherconditions here in Denmark
>
> DOROTHEA K. WILLIAMSON is a well known cold hardy Louisiana cultivar.
> I don't grow it myself, but I'm aware of some listers up in Canada
> that have it.
DKW is very vigorous in zone 4. So is Black Gamecock. I am looking for
more LAs which are vigorous in this zone. TIA. Jan I think you are in
either zone 6 or zone 7 in Denmark so you should be able to get quite a
few to grow.
--
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
cold edge of Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
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