> Wow, Paige! What a stunner. Very different from the nicolai and > rosenbachiana we grow out here... > We find them very sensitive to moisture, so growing them in the Pacific > Northwest is a tour de force....
Panayoti, you are such a diplomat. I don't care if it rains or freezes Long as I've got my plastic ... greenhouse. Quite a few Junos thrive in the rain out here on the Wet coast: aucheri, bucharica, magnifica, vicaria and their crosses, for starters. Storms might thrash a flower or two, but there are more. The thing is to plant these irises either on very steep slopes or in raised beds of road mulch or coarse sand, and let rain be their only irrigation. > Headed to Seattle tomorrow for the better part of the week to judge their > flower show and give a bunch of presentations: perhaps I will meet someone > on the list there? All: Panayoti's talks at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show are listed here http://www.gardenshow.com/seminars/featured-speaker/ One is "How the Mossy NW Can Use Arid Mountain Plants". I would loooove to be a fly on the wall at that talk, Panayoti. I'm sure you're on an interesting track, because we have sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa, aka Chrysothamnus nauseosus), Opuntia fragilis and lots of dryland bulbs in our rainswept garden. We're still not ready for visitors, but I do long to show you what we're doing here, and benefit from your crazed expertise. Something to look forward to. Paige _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
