Re: Reblooming iris

From: daf10@cornell.edu (Dorothy A. Fingerhood)

Merrily wrote:

>In my garden, BEST BET has been a disappointment.  Not only does it show no
>signs of reblooming, it appears to be struggling even to stay alive   

<snip, snip>

  So, since I haven't heard anybody else whining about BEST
>BET, I'm wondering whether anyone can suggest why my particular specimen is
>behaving this way.  What garden culture magic could I try to at least bring
>it from pathetic to respectable?   Forget reblooming -- I'd be thrilled to
>see a little gumption.
>
>Merrily in Washington, DC

Merrily and all--this iris has been a cipher here, too.  The first 3 years I
had it, it produced nothing but lots of green leaves.  Last fall  it was
moved to iris-virgin soil which was fortified with  compost and alfalfa
pellets.  We had MUCH rain this spring.  It has responded with incredible
growth and bloom.  

The BAD news is....it rots almost as fast as it grows, and now is in real
danger of bloom-out.  Altho I liked the flower very much when I finally saw
it--I think this one is going into the "too fickle to bother with"
bin--unless it does bloom-out first!

Dorothy
daf10@cornell.edu
(Newfield, NY)


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