Re: Bloom 2nd Stalk
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Bloom 2nd Stalk
- From: I* <I*@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 03:45:54 -0600 (MDT)
In a message dated 98-04-10 22:24:24 EDT, you write:
> Since when does I rhizome die
>after blooming????
>
>
Oh, Dennis... it doesn't DIE, but it's not worth keeping. Each rhizome has
only one bloom in it - after that, you may get increase... but no more bloom.
This is something that is not well known, especially among newer iris growers
(hell, I didn't know this myownself for years!), so every year we get some
'dead soldiers' at our sale.... rhizomes with a bloomstalk scar. But that's
our OWN fault, for not getting the message across.
If you have a single rhizome that blooms, and there's no increase... you
should say au revoir and go on with your life.
Kathy Guest in
East Aurora, NY... waiting for the sun to come up.
