Re: Iris albicans surprise

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Iris are adapted to a specific environment, and blooming depends on
growth and environmental signals. When moved to a new climate, the
growth pattern is different (as climate, length of season different
etc.), and the signals are different, eg temperatures at night,
during day, amount of time from bud set, bud set triggers etc.) Thus
sometimes out of season bloom.

Chuck Chapman


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From: Mark Cook hemerocallis1962@gmail.com [iris-species]
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Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2015 8:21 pm
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Iris albicans surprise







Anita,

 Iris albicans comes from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. As for the
Lycoris, that doesn't grow here [Darn!] but I had it in Kentucky. It
took a rain to bring it into bloom.





Mark A. Cook

Dunnellon, Florida USAÂÂÂÂÂ

AHS Region 12 ÂÂ USDA Zone 8b




On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 11:30 PM, 'aclyburn17@frontier.com'
aclyburn17@frontier.com [iris-species] <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:





Mark, where does the albicans iris come from originally?
I'm wondering if this might be a survival trait.


[I have a large bed of Lycoris Squamigera that refuses to bloom until
it gets a bit of August rain on it each year.]
Anita Clyburn