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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >