Re: Vic - Question about I. 'Aichi-No-Kagavaki'

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Vic,

Sorry, I can't help you either.

Rodney

On 6/2/07 10:25 AM, "v*@msn.com" <v*@msn.com> wrote:

> Ken, Rodney, or anyone,
>
>
>
> I have a question. Approximately 4 years ago I obtained the I. pseudacorus x
> I. ensata cross 'Aichi-No-Kagavaki.' I am growing it in an 18-gallon
> container with no drainage. It goes dormant in the winter and after breaking
> dormancy in the spring grows like mad. However, there has never been a hint
> of a bloom since I obtained it.
>
>
>
> I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and even though I have never lived there
> as an adult, because of family ties, I have spent a good deal of time in the
> area. New Orleans is in zone 9a and has less cold than where I reside in
> Florida in Zone 8b. It always appeared to me that I. pseudacourus planted in
> the area always bloomed much more freely after an abnormally cold winter which
> I attributed to more winter chilling. My experience with Japanese irises
> approaches zero. My question: Is my 'Aichi-No-Kagavaki.' iris not blooming
> because it is not getting sufficient winter chill due to its I. pseudacourous
> background? Or is something else, like day length, or?
>
>
>
> Vic
>
> Victor W. Lambou
>
> Zone 8b
>
> Crawfordville, Florida

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