Re: Iris decora plantlets


 

Ken,

Those probably should be treated like a Daylily or Neomarica
proliferation.  Leave them be as long as possible, then plant each one
in a pot and monitor it closely to make sure they are fine.

Mark A. Cook

On 9/23/2020 3:21 PM, Kenneth Walker kenww@astound.net [iris-species] wrote:
> This year, one of my Iris decora from Chadwell's seed collection CC7733
> from Nepal produced three bloom stalks. These had stem leaves but the
> plant had no basal leaf fan. The stalks have died back to one or two
> segments. Each now has plantlets forming at the base of a stem leaf. I'm
> attaching a photo.
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> Plantlets are normal in the spathes of walking iris (genus Neomarica),
> but as far as I know are not typical in species of true iris. I'm
> wondering if I should remove them or cut the stem on either side and
> plant them with the stem. Any thoughts?
>
> Ken Walker
> Concord, CA, USDA Zone 9
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