Re: sibs for western Washington
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] sibs for western Washington
- From: Bob Hollingworth c*@cablespeed.com
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:02:03 -0400
Hi Len -- Siberians should do well in your soil conditions. Repeat bloom is
not a highly reliable trait in Siberians (at least not here in Michigan)
and it is very rare for us to get a strong display in the second bloom --
but you may have better luck on the Sound. Since local conditions are
probably an important factor, you might want to check out Terry Aitken's
catalog (www.flowerfantasy.net) since he grows Siberians reasonably close
by. In his catalog he describes Devil's Dream, Ever Again, Reddy or Not and
Summer Revels as having rebloom tendencies. I would add Coronation Anthem.
Lavender Fair and Reprise as fairly reliable rebloomers under our
conditions. I wouldn't put all my eggs in the repeat bloom basket though --
nice if it happens, but it may not. Good luck, Bob Hollingworth
At 01:10 PM 6/24/2005, you wrote:
>I live in Stanwood near Puget Sound on the border between zone 8a and
>8b. For years my garden has been exclusively roses but because of the
>lack of the color blue in my garden I decided to include irises also.
> My first attempt was not very successful with bearded irises. The
>reason for this is that I try to keep my garden soil around ph
>6.3-6.5. I also use bark as a mulch. Bearded irises do not do very
>well in this environment but it seems to be perfect for Siberians.
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>I am particularly interested in remontant varieties.
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>I would be interested in knowing which varieties would be most likely
>to bloom more than once in my garden's environment. Also are there
>any other iris types that might do well in my garden?
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>We live on 2.5 acres. Two gardens take up about half of this area.
>At present we have around 700 roses and 40 irises.
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>Comments and suggestions would be appreciated.
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>Len Heller
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