{Disarmed} Re: Approaching "bloomout"

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• Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [iris-photos] Approaching "bloomout"
• From: A*@aol.com
• Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:43:45 EDT

In a message dated 6/13/2006 12:18:48 A.M. Central Standard Time, jgcrump@cox.net writes: <<leave the bloomstalk and any foliage intact,>>   The nutritional pathways in the bloom stalk appears to be one way?  It is designed to supply nutrition for the blooms and supporting foliage, pod when produced.  It's doubtful it collects nutrients for storage in the rhizome??    Any foliage or fans at the base of the stalk might still be collecting as it is their job.  If the rhizome has no foliage at the base of the stalk it is probably bald??  But only time will tell.    Some cultivars traditionally wait until really late in the summer to send up new increase and foliage.           ________________________________________________________ If you don't cross them, you can't  plant them!  Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6 --- Bridge In Time Iris Garden@website: www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/ Reblooming Iris - Home Page iris-photos archives iris-talk archives AIS: American Iris Society website __._,_.___ SPONSORED LINKS Silk plant Plant maintenance Plant safety Plant relocation Plant grow light Exchange YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "iris-photos" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  iris-photos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___

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