Hanging In There
I've been rather distracted this week. Banjo had another scary crisis, but he's pulled through it and is doing pretty good...for Banjo.I've also been wrestling with Book #11, because I'm still in the beginning stages and the beginnings of these books ALWAYS give me fits.
And, finally, I've been working in my garden, trying to get it in shape before our weather gets too hot. It looks as if this is going to be one of those years when a long, cold winter hangs around so late we go straight into summer and miss spring. Here's a corner with some of my favorite spring plants: a tiny native iris, with a yellow columbine behind it; the heat is already getting to them both.
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May 01, 2014 06:40AM
I have those same native irises, I thought they were native to the PNW. Mine were dug up by an aunt on a 1960ish foray into Oregon, brought to Poulsbo, Washington, and now reside among the wild and not so wild plantings on the Olympic Peninsula. Who knew they were also native to Louisiana!
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That's interesting! The woman I bought them from sells native Louisiana plants so I assume she knew what she was talking about. They must like humid weather but not be very particular about heat or cold. I do love them, although they only bloom in the spring. And they spread like crazy! This is from a tiny patch that I transplanted last year.
Yes, they do indeed spread, but like hybrid irises, eventually the rhizomes will need to be divided.
