I received a t-mail from Arico (Lee-Roy) asking about the care of the iris japonica 'Ledger's' that I was growing in SoCal......well, I was in a subtropical zone there...no problem...LOL..stick it in the ground and it grows. So, I'm no help when asked about any special care for it in a zone 8 setting. Hoping this calls him over here and that someone may have some advice for him about the 'Ledger's and zone 8, what it may require there. I'm now in a zone 9 / Sunset 17 but haven't grown it here.
TIA
Sherry