Re: CULT: Bud Blast.....was Bloom Question

Dennis Bishop wrote:
> 
> Question: How long does it take an Iris bud to open?
> Remember that Iris I got at the plant sale, Engraved?
> Told you it had one bud on it and then I found a 2nd
> whole plant in the pot with a bud just starting to show
> up.
> Well the 1st one is still NOT open!, I've had it outside
> in the sun on good days(like today) and inside on days
> that the wind would have blown it into the next county.
> 
> The 2nd bud is 3/4th as tall as the 1st one already.
> 
> I'm use to the Walking Iris blooms poping open at dawn
> and closing at night, they only last one day, but this
> one sure seems to me to be draging along!
> 
> Dahliaman a WAITING WAITING WAITING for his Iris to bloom!

Dennis,

With the cold weather we have had over the past three weeks its as if
your iris are in the refrigerator.  Iris buds and flowers will take a
long time to open with temps in the 40's/50's during the day and 30's in
the evening.  So be patient and realize that once it does open it could
stay open for a week if the weather remains the same.  However, as you
probably know we are going to get a warm spell.

Then again your bud may have blasted if it was exposed to rain, wind and
the cold weather.  Test it by gently pressing the bud between thumb and
forefinger.  If it feels slightly mushy and not firm than I would expect
bud blast.  Sorry.

Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California....IB's and AB's will peak early next week!
Zone 8
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