Re: CULT: Causes of Rot
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Causes of Rot
- From: w*
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:55:10 -0600
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It seems to be so
> much a matter of soil type, drainage, weather, shade, and lots of other
> things, that no list of what rots for one person has much validity for
> somebody else, especially in a different area.
>
> Arnold & Carol Koekkoek
Arnold, you are correct. Given the 'right' conditions, you can make any
bearded rhizome rot.
Dennis, I have had rot in a few Louisianas which I think was
caused by insects (grasshoppers, crickets) biting into the rhizomes
during a period of dormancy in the summer.
Spurias can rot, too, from a variety of reasons - very few of
which do well here. SULTAN'S SASH seems to be the best grower and
bloomer I have. There is too much summer rain for them here and they
rot without your knowing it because there are no leaves to tell you
they are rotting. When fall comes and no new growth is seen, you can
dig for the rhizomes and find mush underground. Sometimes, the only
thing left of a spuria is the 'skin.'
Any plant in my garden that shows signs of illness will get immediate
attention. They are my pets and are just as important to me as my
dogs.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8 (looking at Joe Pye Weed's and Cape catalogs
and making selections)
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