Francelle -- I would only add to what Vicki
has said that, besides the stalks being of normal height, the fans are also
normally shaped and fully developed, whereas, in pineappling, they are
compacted, hence the name. -- Griff
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From:
j*@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:04
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] CULT: triple
stalk
Hi Francelle,
This is not necessarily pineappling. We see
this characteristic several times a season and it seems to occur in more than
one species and their offspring. Pineappling stalks are malformed and very
bunched, never reach their normal height. They usually only grow a few inches
in height. Somewhere in my personal archives I may have some pic's. I will
look for them as time allows.
Vicki
Francelle wrote:
Griff, this is
what we know as pineappling. Clumped stalks come up from a
rhizome. They are short and deformed. In severe cases, the
leaves are short and spiky. It is a fault of unknown causes, but I am
convinced that it is associated with stress, too much heat, dryness,
etc. It must also be partly genetic, since it is very prevalent in
some varieties and never seen in others.
Francelle Edwards
Glendale, AZ Zone 9
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From:
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On Behalf Of
J. Griffin
Crump
Sent: Saturday,
September 20, 2008 4:18
PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos] CULT: triple
stalk
Apologies for breaking the size
rule, but want you to be able to see clearly the three stalks emerging from
one rhizome of 'Over and Over'. We've had discussions of this
phenomenon in the past, but usually without a photo. --
Griff
