Questions to ask.....
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- Subject: Questions to ask.....
- From: T* H* <d*@fgi.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 05:49:43 -0600 (MDT)
A few years ago a friend lifted an iris border and replanted with something
else - she gave me bags full or rhizomes, and tilled the area for the new
plants. Subsequently she had many, many new little iris everywhere -
assumed from the pieces of iris chewed up by the tiller.
Now and again, someone on the Iris L will ask another to send them a
'piece' of an iris rhizome.
Does this mean a piece of a rhizome will eventually make new iris
plants? Would I dare, for example, purchase the $40 Honey Mustard TB
rhizome and slice it into several pieces for several plants sufficient to
make a statement? Is this method as sure as, or any faster than, the
natural seasonal increase? thanks for any comment. Sharon
