CULT: Propagation by Partition of Rhizome--for Sharon

In a message dated 98-04-21 07:52:06 EDT, you write:

<<  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?  >>

Hi, Sharon,

Here's a scrap of wisdom from the past for you. I keep intending to try it but
the only things I've got enough of to experiment with already grow like weeds,
so I haven't yet.

"For commercial propagation on a larger scale, the mature rhizomes arre cut
into half-inch sections and placed in coldframes with sand, where they develop
advantitious buds. Here a proper relation of moisture and aeration is
necessary to ensure good results, since too vigorous forcing causes rot "

Bearded Iris: A Perennial Suited to All Gardens (p.31)
Austin W.W. Sand
Cornell Extension Bulletin Number 112, 1925, (Cornell University, Ithaca,
N.Y.)

As I have had occasion to mention in the past, this classic publication is
available in reprint facsimile from HIPS. 

Anner Whitehead
Commercial Source Chairman
Historic Iris Preservation Society, AIS
"Preserving irises, iris documents and iris artifacts for future needs."
HIPSource@aol.com, Henryanner@aol.com
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