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Bearded iris in Florida

14 years ago

I would like to grow bearded iris in the northern part of Florida, the panhandle section.

I would like to know if anyone has done this successfully.

Thanks,

Laetitia

PS I don't live there right now, but own some property there and thinking of going there to live so can't just 'experiment' and see if they grow.

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beachlily z9a
14 years ago
I had trouble growing bearded iris in Atlanta. They rotted with the heat and the rain.

Now I have a friend in north FL who tried and could not get them to bloom. Good luck!
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cjc45
14 years ago
Mine in Atlanta did great. I had friends on the Texas coast near Houston where the bearded iris grew and bloomed like crazy. I'm just starting to plant some here.
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Iris are my favorite plant family but I'm in 10 so limited to tropical species. While attractive certainly not as beautiful as the bearded hybrids lol
I've heard that twice flowering types are much more heat tolerant?? I recently got some Brazilian species which has not flowered as yet but is thriving in the heat !! Looks exactly like bearded Iris but the flower is open like Japanese types.
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katkin_gw
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If you are in an area where you have nematoads in the soil, they won't last, even if they can take the heat. The nematoads rot the tubers.
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