Question about irises

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

TIA
Gill

In article <4675964c$0$641$>, Gill Passman
<> writes
>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

Yes, that is where I grow mine and they are thriving.

Angela.

They loooooove to be marginals.
If you go to the slide show you can see the
iris just beginning on their island in the frog
hunting photo. The iris in the waterfall is a
hunk we hacked off last spring. Then iris
island is the result of the first planting.
Their 'island' is a big, oil filter type planter
that is full of holes. The island alternates
between being at water level to under
water depending on the pond level.

k :-)
http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info
http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond

"Angela Lamb" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In article <4675964c$0$641$>, Gill Passman
> <> writes
>>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
>
> Yes, that is where I grow mine and they are thriving.
>
> Angela.

I have one iris that has the rhizome submerged at one end of the pond in
about 4 inches of water. It's bloomed every year for the past three years
and is doing fine.

George

"Gill Passman" <> wrote in message
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> 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
==================
Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris
will thrive.
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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>"Gill Passman" <> wrote in message
>news:4675964c$0$641$. ..
>> 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
>==================
>Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris
>will thrive.
>--
>RM....

What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

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.
--
derek
- Unless otherwise noted, I speak for myself, not rec.ponds.moderated
moderators.

Derek Broughton wrote:

>
>
> 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.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess I have so many of the things
that I can experiment with some bare root, some in a bog area and some
in planters, but from the answers here and a bit of googling it looks as
if my main problem will be too many of the things rather than killing
some off by experimenting

Thanks
Gill

"~ jan" wrote:

>> "Gill Passman" <> wrote in message
>> news:4675964c$0$641$...
>>> 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
>> ==================
>> Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris
>> will thrive.
>> --
>> RM....
>
> What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan
> ------------
> Zone 7a, SE Washington State
> Ponds: www.jjspond.us
>

Hi Jan,

I have variegated Japanese Iris in a pot in the pond. The water comes about
half way up the pot. I've tried submerging them though.



San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

"~ jan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> >"Gill Passman" <> wrote in message
>>news:4675964c$0$641$.. .
>>> 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
>>==================
>>Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris
>>will thrive.
>>--
>>RM....
>
> What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan
================================
The ones I have that are called Japanese iris do well in both the general
flower beds and in the ponds. But the woman who gave them to me wasn't sure
that they really were JI's. She bought them on sale at Home Depot years
ago. To me they look like smaller, shorter Louisiana iris. I have blue and
red ones.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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