RE: NO Flowers
- To: "'i*@yahoogroups.com'"
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] NO Flowers
- From: J* R*
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:31:48 -0800
Curvynerd@Yahoo.com wrote:
> I planted my first irises last fall and i got beautiful tall
> healthy-looking leaves and stalks, but NO FLOWERS. My heart is broken.
> What happened? I have clay soil and live in cincinnati, ohio. Please
> help!
>
>
> Do you really mean you had healthy STALKS with no flowers, or just healthy
> leaves? If you had completely empty bloomstalks that would be very weird,
> although it is possible that something ate the flowers or the whole buds.
> Or maybe a freeze destroyed the flowers within the buds. I have seen some
> buds that simply never formed flowers, but not whole healthy stalks with
> no bloom. Foliage may look healthy and tall in a too-shady area; but
> bloomstalks are reluctant to form without some sun. Either try a sunnier
> location, or just wait until next year and see if the varieties you
> planted are just slow to get established.
>
> OOPS, I just noticed you said you planted them LAST FALL. If I read you
> correctly, it isn't even spring yet so how can you expect them to have
> bloomed? (Ignoring the possibility of rebloomers for now). Wait until
> May, you'll probably be fine!
>
John Reeds
jreeds@microsensors.com
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