Hi Mike
Actually it seems to be cultivar specific. You and George
seem to have bred some great bug magnets. Brides Blush, Silver City and Holy
Fire (3 of the worst) all bloom mid season and get munched. Other whites
blooming at the same time never get touched. I have a lovely pink
dwarf (Coral Point x Fling, yes it does flower at dwarf
height) which is getting munched to death but a few feet away nothing is
touching the Cache of Gold or Mighty Mouse and Ahwahnee Princess only
gets slightly munched.
Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: o*@suttoniris.com
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:14
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Rebloom
seedling
Hi Collen,
Bugs irritate me a lot. Seems to be the
ligher colored, fragrant iris that attract the most bugs. Late summer
flowers seem to get chewed up a lot more, maybe because there are less
flowers to eat. That is just a casual observation, have you had
similar observations?
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: c*@impressiveirises.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007
1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Rebloom
seedling
Hi Mike
Relieved you have bug problems also. I notice partic
cultivars are especially susceptible. Holy Fire always gets
munched.
Very nice looking seedling
Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: o*@suttoniris.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007
11:39 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] Rebloom
seedling
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Reblooming today. this is actually
a spring pic because the fall bloom has been shredded by bugs. It
still has the really nice form and flounces, just lots of tears and
holes. Fragrant Breeze X Fogbound, currently 13 buds.
Bugs probably won't be an issue after this Friday, supposed to be real
cold.
Mike Sutton
Porterville, CA
USDA zone 8b/9a
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