Re: Re:SPEC:I missouriensis

From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca

On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Dennis Kramb wrote:

> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
> 
> >    Here, in an area of natural habitat, I  missourienses does grow out in
> >the open with direct sun, under trees where it  gets filtered sun, and
> >mostly in areas which tend to be wet--boggy areas of a  meadow, small
> >ravines-where the water runs down, etc. I have seen it in Washington, in
> >part shade, in wet  ravines, and in eastern Montana, right out in the open
> >in pastures--in the boggy  area--so I have drawn the conclusion that it
> >likes areas which tend to be more  wet than dry.
> 
> 
> Thanks a bunch Carryl, this is just exactly the kind of info I was hoping
> for.  I figured that the seeds ought to be able to tolerate full sun, And I
> even anticipated the fact that they'd prefer extra water...but perhaps I
> didn't keep them wet enough after all?  Well, now I know next time that
> it'll be better to give them too much water, than too little.

Dennis, Just be patient until next year and see whether the seedlings
come up again. The Mature I miss plants tend to die back after flowering
and then reappear the next year which is what mine are doing. My
original seedlings were in a damp bed and still died back but reappeared
the next year. I also am grateful to Carryl for the info on I miss out
in the fields. I knew I miss is supposed to be an indicator of water in
the soil but thought it might also indicate underground water. 

-- 
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> 
Zone 4/5 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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