LA: Dormancy?
- To: <i*@onelist.com>
- Subject: LA: Dormancy?
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:30:51 -0400
From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
During the heatwave and drought of May and June of this year, some
types of Louisiana Irises died to the ground. I was concerned that I had
lost them when it was 100 F + daily and we were allowed to water no more
than twice per week. Now that we have been getting rain, I have found
vigorous shoots coming up. Yesterday, I put some Acid-Based Fertilizer
around them to give them a boost, since they have active growth.
The above events have led me to wonder if some types of Louisiana
Irises have a "summer dormancy" as a natural means of preserving itself
from an otherwise certain death?
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida. Low 72 F, High 93 F, Rainfall 1.47"]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription
to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at http://www.onelist.com and
select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left.
