Re: [SG] Siberian irises

Hi Claire, I wonder if you would mind expanding on the subject for me. I am
curious which varieties do well in your area. I grow a number of siberians,
and am always looking for information on better varieties.
Thanks, Pam
----- Original Message -----
From: Claire Peplowski <ECPep@AOL.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 5:22 PM
Subject: [SG] Siberian irises


> In a message dated 5/1/99 2:06:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mikecook@PIPELINE.COM writes:
>
> << My guess was that my plants didn't bloom until they were divided
because
>  the clumps were large and too crowded. >>
>
> Even a crowded clump has a bloom or two around the edges.  Did these
irises
> ever bloom?   Sheila, Siberians in cold country do not divide well other
than
> early spring.  The divisions can take two or more years to recover.  The
> first year a great deal of water is necessary.
>
> The Siberian iris has many newly introduced cultivars in recent years.
Some
> have branching and high bud counts missing in the older cv's.  It is worth
> seeking out the best cv's.   Might as well grow a clump of something
> wonderful.
>
> I have discarded Siberians shy of bloom in my area.  Some these may bloom
> well elsewhere.  The one size fits all zoning information is not always
> accurate.
>
> We have two eminent breeders of these new and somewhat longer blooming
irises
> in the northeast.  The team of Schafer/Sacks owners of Joe Pye Weed's
Garden
> and Dr. Currier McEwan whose irises appear in many northeastern catalogs.
>
> There are others as well with the newer plants.  Always try to get a big
> husky division in the early spring.  Smaller plants with two or three
shoots
> are a long wait.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, NY
> z4
>
> PS In shady areas iris reticulata is a spring bulb that was glorious this
> year. It is pretty nearly done while the trees are still bare.  A hundred
or
> more is not too much.
>
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