Re: Iris danfordiae 2nd bloom, long wait

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Kenneth Walker wrote:
> I was patient enough to get an Iris danfordiae to rebloom. It took 5
> years. That's a long wait for a cheap plentiful bulb, but I was curious
> to see if I could do it. Fertilizer and deep planting is supposed to
> help keep the bulb from replacing itself with lots of tiny bulbs. Maybe
> I'll experiment with that. Has anyone tried it?
>
> Ken Walker
> Concord, CA USA
>

I used to grow those... and they just kinda disappeared from my garden.
I never really paid attention. I suppose they might be there, mixed in
with the reticulatas, and just not blooming.

Anyway, congrats on getting subsequent bloom!

Dennis in Cincinnati (buried in snow)