RE: Re: iris disease or virus
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] Re: iris disease or virus
- From: J* R*
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:58:35 -0700
I wasn't aware "pineappling" was a virus, but it doesn't seem very
contagious if so. I generally break off any pineappled foliage at the
rhizome, so the plant will grow new incease and not waste vigor on trying to
grow the pineappled fans. Those fans never seem to recover; the increase is
usually fine.
John Reeds
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> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: iris disease or virus
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> Good morning! I am new to this list and hoping for a little help or
> direction. I have been growing several different iris for a couple of
> years now and have had to deal with odds and ends of disease (crown
> rot and the like) without too much trouble. I have 3 plants which
> have developed odd looking leaves, very clumpy and spiky, rather than
> the elegant fan that iris usually develop. The leaves are so
> tightly packed together that they are litterally ripping as they
> attempt to seperate. The blooms stalk fails to grow and the
> bloom is happening in the middle of the leaf mess. Ick! Today I
> learned of a virus called pineapple virus which I am guessing is what
> these plants have since the leaves look like pineapple leaves. Is
> there a treatment, or do I need to eradicate these iris and the ground
> they were in? I have been unable to find a quick reference, and my
> local library Iris tombs have little if anything on the diseases of
> these lovely plants. Help! Please!! The rest of my iris are happily
> getting ready to bloom if not already blooming. Will this problem
> spread? Is there a vector? Suggestions for a GOOD iris book with
> photos of the various diseases and descriptions of the appropriate
> treatments would be welcomed. Any assistance will be greatly
> appreciated.
> Thank you.
> Joanna Varner
> Round Rock, TX
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