Dennis: Interesting and exciting to see that your Iris unguicularis v. cretensis is hardy in Zone 6, but am curious if you have actually had any Zone 6 temperatures in that time without snow cover? -5F? -10F? Thanks. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Kramb Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:01 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Iris cretensis Thanks to Bill Shear I learned that my Iris cretensis is hardy in zone 6. I've been growing it outdoors ever since! (About 7 years now.) It has bloomed on Christmas Day and New Years Day during favorable warm spells in some years. I love it! Dennis in Cincinnati On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:47 AM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Friends, > > No mention has been made of Iris cretensis. This is closer to I > unguiculares, but has very fine foliage. Both species occur in some of > the same locations such as Crete. So if anyone is travelling there > (Tom !) it might be very interesting to look out for possible natural > hybrids. I. lazica has a disjunct distribution from I unguiculares. > > I don't grow this, but it is said to be as hardy/tender as > unguiculares. > > Best Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >