Irises: The beginning of the end ... or not - The Beardless, 0 by laurief

laurief wrote:
Laura,

Versicolors are great in the cold zones. Nothing phases them, though I have heard that borers like them. I don't know how they'd do in zone 7. You might be better off with their warm-climate counterparts, Iris virginica. Both of these species are native to boggy situations, though I know that versicolor can be grown in regular garden conditions as well. I think they'd probably do best grown like Sibs or JIs. You can see pics and learn more about these iris species and many others at the SIGNA Species Database website:

http://www.badbear.com/signa/signa.pl?Introduction

Back to the matter at hand ...

ECHO THE WIND opened in the rain yesterday. Maiden bloom revealed a beautiful blend of blues and purples on a delightfully full Siberian flower.



This message was edited Jun 14, 2005 9:10 PM