Re: Iris Cristata
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- Subject: Re: Iris Cristata
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 04:32:57 -0600 (MDT)
On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Irisborer wrote:
> Since you mentioned Cristata...
> I finally have a good clump growing... but it worried me that all the stolons
> (<--I'm guessing here) are above the ground. Shall I throw some soil on top
> or assume the plant knows that it's doing??
> Kathy Guest E. Aurora, NY
Kathy, I just found my "clump" of I cristata (It has 4 small fans)
yesterday. One of the fans is attached by a slim stem and a small
rhizome with nearly invisible hairs to the rest of the rhizome.
I've just worked out that the stem should be above ground and the
rhizome should be anchored to the ground until its roots grow.
Thanks for the hint.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
