Re: Iris Culture
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Iris Culture
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 08:47:47 -0600
John writes
:I have a friend that has some Iris that have not been dug up and
:separated for years. She says they have lots of green but only one bloom
:stalk out of 5-6 clumps. She asked what to do.
:
:I told her to wait til the summer. If she separates them in August, will
:she likely get blooms next year, or would it be better to toss all but 1
:or 2 from each clump and start with new varieties?
It may take a couple of years for them to grow back to blooming size.
I'd only replant the biggest few from each clump; she may want to
buy a few new ones to "fill in" until the old ones get back to full
steam.
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Tom Tadfor Little tlittle@lanl.gov -or- telp@Rt66.com
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