Re: CULT:General

Betty,
   
  I think I'll be seeing "enough" bloom- enough to make a few crosses without being so much that anyone has to go neglected while I try to catch photos.  I don't think very many of my clumps look "big" enough to bloom, not even the established named cultivars.  I haven't done a head count yet...but I have lost a few seedlings.  
   
  I thought I smelled a bit of frost the other day... but then as you said, it was quite cold last night.  I still think there's a cold snap lurking.
   
  Christian

autmirislvr@aol.com wrote:
  Hi All,

It looks like this iris season will be about as "normal" as iris season can?get, baring a late season.? Many of the daffodils are finished blooming and the forsythia are in full bloom along with Bartlett pears and other ornamental trees!? Temperature was right at freezing last night.? Our average last freeze is April 19.? 

The really good news is that I've not found any stalks in the TB's.? Just an appearance of swelling in a few.? 

On to the question . . . can we expect normal bloom???? Opinions?? Speculation?? 

I've had no iris experience with a drought of last year's magnitude.? Especially with the accompanying high temperatures.? Most of my irises went into self preservation mode last year by dropping their fans.? Overall loss of cultivars was minimal.? What can we expect as long term effects?? Will there be lingering distortions??My concern is for the 2nd year seedlings.? The ones that should have?bloomed last year.??

The drought has been broken for my area.? We are OVER the average on rain for this year.? Rains due in the next couple of days are expected to be a flooding problem with the ground already saturated.??


Betty W./South Central KY? zone 6
Bridge In Time?Iris?Garden?

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