Re:Iris Diseases - Goiter
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re:Iris Diseases - Goiter
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 10:38:32 -0600 (MDT)
> Many times Oregon-grown irises will come with a puffy, thick neck,
>that point where the central leaf joins the rhizome. In areas of high
>humidity and heat, this neck can act as a cauldron (oops, a reference to
>witches) and moisture in this neck can boil and start the rotting process.
> Again, I will repeat that I am not slamming Oregon irises as some
>will think. I order irises from three major suppliers there every year,
>but I do take precautions with them. Plants grown elsewhere do not
>display the enlarged, puffy neck and can be planted in Southern heat and
>humidity soon after they are delivered.
Just as as afterthought, the irises from Aitken's (altho' grown in
Washington state - near the Oregon border) *do not* have the
'goiter' problem. We don't have the heat and humidity of the
Southern U.S. but we have lots of constant moisture in the form
of rainfall. We joke that we should call this area, the White Mountain
National Rainforest.
Ellen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains\ AIS Region 1 {New England}
