Dutch iris requirements
Diane Whitehead (Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:56:17 PDT)

I am in the process of buying Dutch bulbs. I am looking at pictures
of Dutch iris which come in unusual colour combinations (brown and
purple) as well as pretty pastels. I can remember buying them years
ago, on more than one occasion, but none persisted. I assume they
bloomed at least once, but they didn't make an impression on my
memory, so I don't think they lasted long. Other bulbs I bought at
the same time (25 years ago?), like various scillas, anemones,
hyacinths, some of the tulips, still come up every year.

I know why some bulbs didn't survive (narcissus bulb fly, rodents
eating crocus, inkspot disease of reticulata iris).

Is there some reason the Dutch iris wouldn't persist? They are
really cheap to buy, so the Dutch must find them really easy.

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil