Name: Teresa Felty Barrow South central KY (Zone 6b) SONGBIRD GARDENS
I only have 3 Noids that need to be ID. They were a gift along with my Daylily trade. I would like to see which ones you grow. Anyone growing Payne winners?
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Name: Teresa Felty Barrow South central KY (Zone 6b) SONGBIRD GARDENS
Thanks, Evan those are beautiful! I need to add a white and blue one. I may try posting a pic of mine when they bloom. I bet they are older ones and someone could ID them.
Does Silverband have a lighter leaf? Or is it just the camera? Have you ordered from Ensata before?
Name: Paul Utah (Zone 5b) Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
My iris friends all told me that they have never been successful growing Japanese Iris here but I saw a gorgeous plant at a nursery last summer and decided to give it a try. It was covered with leaves this winter which I removed today and I can see green. Lion King
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
Teresa, Silverband (Variegata) has variegated leaves. I have purchased from Ensata Gardens, last year and this. They're real pros by all accounts and that's been my experience as well. Polly has a Vendor List of top notch Iris growers as a sticky at the top of the forum.
Anyone who can grow Hosta like you do Paul is the one I'll put my money on. Just remember what Polly said about Miracide.
Name: Paul Utah (Zone 5b) Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
In my fertilizer stash I found some Osmocote Azalea-Camellia- Rhododendron Soil Acidifier 9-6-6 with sulfur. I scratched a little around the plant hoping that when the plants needs it it will be available.
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
Are yours still buried under snow Polly? I've never used an acid fertilizer for anything since the few times I've tested it was about 6.5. Maybe a once a year application would help?
Sure, it would help. But if your irises look as good as those pics, I don't think I would bother. Probably all it would do would be to increase faster. Yes, we're still under snow. Probably until around the first couple of weeks of April.
Name: Teresa Felty Barrow South central KY (Zone 6b) SONGBIRD GARDENS
I was afraid of trying them also. I don't have a pond or damp place to plant them so I had never tried them, but after getting my noids I planted them near my well. I give them a drink often thru the Spring and summer because of their location. Now I want more because they are so pretty.
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
PollyK said:Probably all it would do would be to increase faster.
Faster increase is a darn good incentive. Thanks.
When shopping for a JI I haven't seen in person I now make sure to look at as many photos as possible. Are they affected by climate like sibs? 'Freckled Peacock'1 'Freckled Peacock'2