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Old 18-06-2007, 04:51 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
Derek Broughton Derek Broughton is offline
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Default Question about irises

Gill Passman wrote:

I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm
wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome
is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to
formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project


It probably depends on the iris, but I've grown my blue & yellow ones
bare-root in the veggie filter, in wet soil, in the bog, and the blues at
least grow wild in barely damp soil.
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