Iris cycloglossa
John Lonsdale (Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:29:27 PDT)
On 7/20/2004 12:35:04 PM, Pacific Bulb Society (pbs@lists.ibiblio.org)
wrote:
Is anyone growing this successfully enough to reliably get flowers?
If so, what kind of soil mix do you use and what is your watering
regimen in summer? Do you dry it off completely and bake it in the
sun, give it dry shade, keep it cool and damp, or what?
And what about fertilization?
Rodger,
I. cycloglossa grows, flowers beautifully, increases, and most years also
sets seed here in SE PA. Mine are in pure sand but any well drained compost
is OK. They are unprotected year round and fed with maybe one liquid feed
through the hose in the spring, and a good dose of bone meal in the fall. I
lift, divide and replant every three years or so - but be careful as the
storage roots are extremely easy to detach from the bulbs.
J.