TB: Aborted Bloomstalks?
- Subject: TB: Aborted Bloomstalks?
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:15:45 -0500
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From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>
Linda Doffek wrote:
> I was in a bed that is all new irises planted last summer. I planted 1
> rhizome each of each variety and they all have very good increase.
However,
> on the tall bearded I noticed that probably a good 60% of them look as
though
> the "mother" rhizome has already thrown a bloom stalk. Now this is just
not
> true because I planted them late July and August and know they did not
bloom.
> If I understand this correctly, there will no longer be a bloom from
this
> "mother" rhizome. What a rip-off! Now I have to hope to have the
increase be
> mature enough to put out a bloom. I have only noticed this in TBs,
never in
> medians. I went around and looked at other new plantings and found more
> incidents of this in the TBs. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
This is the main problem I have in growing TBs. If conditions are not to
their liking [in my case, not enough shade & not enough water] the "mother"
rhizome puts up increase but does not bloom. Sometimes, it's only one
increase so that the "rhizome" becomes quite elongated.
My solutions:
1. Never plant in the heat of summer, but pot and hold until local
residents break dormany.
2. Provide adequate shade.
3. Plant TBs only in the best-prepared, well-fertilized beds.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@COMPUSERVE.COM
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