Re: [SG] Vesper Iris
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Vesper Iris
- From: P* H* <M*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 05:31:31 EST
In a message dated 1/9/99 8:03:11 PM Central Standard Time, ECPep@AOL.COM
writes:
<< t is your good fortune to grow the Vesper Iris (are they SIGNA seeds?). I
have been growing these plants for about five years with nary a bloom. I
have
tried indoor seeding, growing in pots, high pH soil, etc. They either do not
like me or our zone is too inhospitable. I haven't tried part shade.>>
Claire I am just making a guess, but it sounds like what is happening is that
the rhizome is freezing in the winter and the plant grows new leaves every
year- I have the same problem with Iris ensata-Japanese iris-the plants live
many years but only bloom every three years because winter kills the two year
old flowering stems (while they are dormant in the winter).
I would find some way to mulch them well for winter (make sure it's a dry
mulch)
