[pbs] an Iris question
Dennis Kramb
dkramb at badbear.com
Mon Aug 30 23:27:58 EDT 2004
At 06:34 PM 8/30/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a wonderful bearded Iris called 'Victoria Falls'. It think it was
>introduced 25-30 years ago. I grew it before in Alabama, and enjoyed it
>because
>of the color, the rebloom, and the ease of care. It took care of
>itself--never
>seeming to need water and only a top dressing with aged manure once or twice
>a year.
>
>Here in Conroe, zone 9a, it has been in the ground for about 2 years in full
>sun, in good-draining not-too-rich soil. It hardly blooms and does not
>rebloom. It grows well, and seems happy enough, except for July and
>August when it
>seems to sulk (I suspect it is heat).
>
>So, what can I do to make this plant do better? I have a few other
>reblooming bearded Iris hybrids, and they almost never bloom. They grow
>OK, but don't
>bloom. Do they need a colder winter? The past 2 years temperatures have
>only
>dropped to 25 F.
Where are you? Bearded irises perform extremely poorly in the DEEP
hot/humid south.
Dennis in Cincy
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