Off-topic: Arilbreds culture

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Al.

 

 

 I will answer on this off-topic since I have also heard from  about growing arilbreds. The OGBs and especially the OGB- should be able to be grown if you grow bearded irises.

 

I do not grow pure arils - certainly not oncos. But there are some other arils that I am going to try...the 'pure' arils derived from aril species that originate in colder climates and  they are some. We have lots of rain here but not your warmer Virginia climate although the past10 days it was dry and very hot.

 

I have arilbreds which I purchased from Chuck Chapman in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I saw them blooming in his northern garden and thought, "Why not try?" I ordered 4 arilbreds: Omar's Gold (Boswell '95) 0GB- ; Sajjetta (B. Blyth '74) - Blyth registered this just as an AB and I don't know enough about the cultivars to say where it falls in the aribred categories; Prairie Thunder (still i.d. it) (Paul Black '90) OB- . I planted the 4 rhizomes in 2003 and I lost one in 2004. Not from spring soggy rot but it didn't make it through my winter.

 

I have them planted in a raised (14") stone bed planted with other plants that, hopefully, will absorb excess water. I got that idea from Chuck because he had the native iris blue-eyed grass  planted among his arilbreds. It seems to be working in my garden this year. I even have four of Tony Huber's spec-x in that little  bed. I do hand water the Huber cultivars.

 

 

 

 

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--- alhbee@aol.com wrote:

 

Ellen; > > How do you grow your arils? Whatever I tried has rotted out > the following > summer. I had them in a raised bed filled with local purchased > topsoil. Last > summer I added bagged Delaware sandy topsoil to the bed. I > believe our soggy > summers do them in. > > Al Bullock >