Re: Bloom 2nd Stalk
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- Subject: Re: Bloom 2nd Stalk
- From: d*@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 13:33:09 -0600 (MDT)
>> 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
>
>If you have a single rhizome that blooms, and there's no increase... you
>should say au revoir and go on with your life.
Well that is the first I've heard of this phenomenon! So can this happen
to rebloomers too?
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
