Re: IRIS CULTURE: Small rhizomes
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] IRIS CULTURE: Small rhizomes
- From: M* E*
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 23:10:09 -0600
Jeff, I have a problem at our mountain cabin where we get snow in the winter with temperatures as low as l0 degrees F. that is entirely different from anything we have here in the low, hot valley. In the spring, I will find some tall bearded iris clumps entirely dead. The rhizomes appear firm but when cut, the interior is spongy. There is no odor or any discoloration. Is this a fungal disease. Only certain varieties seem affected.
Francelle Edwards Glendale, Az Zone 9
----- Original Message -----
My experience does differ from yours (and Walter Moores') in that I don't
seem to have any difficulties from treating the the extra large rhizomes
supplied by some commercial growers the same as any others. I plant them
out when they arrive and have not had unusual rot problems with them
(summer (bacterial) rot is a minor nuisance here; it is winter (fungal) rot
that keeps the iris population down).
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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