Moisture tolerance of aril irises
clayton3120 clayton3120 (Sat, 04 May 2013 19:36:17 PDT)
Hi Jane,
I've grown a few. My fave, which has done fine in the open garden is one
called O-Yez. It gets well drained soil, but out in the open, so no winter
wet protection.
RickK
On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>wrote:
The aril hybrid irises that I've been growing under cover for a
number of years have taken so well to the freedom of the raised beds
in my bulb house that they are crowding out other plants. Most of
them are hybrids between the Oncocyclus and Regelia sections. I'd
like to move them into the open garden but I don't want to doom them
to death in the wet winters of the Pacific Northwest. They would be
dry from about mid-June to late September in a typical year.
Does anyone have experience growing these plants in a winter-wet
climate without overhead cover? How well have various cultivars done?
Some of my favorites are
''Thor', 'Cythe', and 'Peresh'.
Thanks,
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA
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