Any photographs of this?
Chuck Chapman
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From: David Ehrlich idavide@sbcglobal.net [iris-species]
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I was surprised, too, when my D. grandiflora produced flowers on the
previous year's stems. The short stems bearing the flowers do die
after ripening seed, but the main stem produces new branches the next
year, which carry the new flowers.
David E.
S.F. Peninsula
From: "Chuck Chapman irischapman@aim.com [iris-species]"
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Subject: Re: [iris-species] Dietes flavida
 I'm a bit skeptical of bloom on same stalk.
Sequence of growth in most plants is vegetative apical meristem , to
floral meristem to death. After flowering my grandiflora stalk (with
seed pod) completely died when seed pod ripened. On clumps of
grandiflora in California and Florida, I've seen clumps with old dead
stalks with seedpods and fresh new stalks with flowers on same
clump.Chuck Chapman-----Original Message----- From: Rodney Barton
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<iris-species@yahoogroups.com>Sent: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 10:42
amSubject: Re: [iris-species] Dietes flavidaÂProbably, but I think
people miss out on bloom because of it. It may not matter so much in
warmer climates, but mine are in pots are shy to bloom. I don't
remember where I first read to leave the stalks but it was probably in
SIGNA.RFrom: "Sean Zera zera@umich.edu [iris-species]"
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Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [iris-species] Dietes
flavida I suppose they cut the stalks off the
grandifloraÂimmediately after bloom at my local conservatory.Sean ZOn
Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Rodney Barton rbartontx@yahoo.com
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Yes, I believe it's a feature of all the Dietes. Certainly
it is for this and grandiflora.RFrom: "Sean Zera zera@umich.edu
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iris-species@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Dietes flavida  It
has bloomed on the same stalks year after year.The flower stalks are
actually perennial?ÂNeat!Sean Z
