Re: CULT: Discouragement of bloom
- Subject: Re: CULT: Discouragement of bloom
- From: r*
- Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:31:49 -0000
Hi Kelly,
I do have a solution that worked for me, its not quite as expensive
as a growth chamber,
I ordered some of Barry Blyth's irises from Australia. I had blooms
almost continuosly this July on one plant or another. Scottish Reel
and Coffee Whispers are blooming right now. They will come to their
senses next spring and return to their normal schedule, but for the
first year, its proven to be a good way to trick mother nature.
Of course if you get used to having irises in July, then you have to
come up with explanations about why the irises here aren't good
enough. Nothing beats opening that box in February!
Good luck with your project!
Robin Shadlow
Zone 4b, near Omaha (where we have the best weather in every season,
you know, bitterly cold in the winter and hot and humid in the
summer)
--- In iris-talk@y..., Linda Mann <lmann@v...> wrote:
> How about getting a normally late-blooming plant growing well in a
pot
> outdoors (start now?), then putting it in the fridge about two
months
> before its bloom normally starts. Keep it watered, then take it
out
> about a month or 6 weeks before you want it to bloom (assuming it
will
> move towards bloom faster in the warmer weather).
>
> Some of us need growth chambers with lights & good temperature
control
> for all the experiments we want to do.... anybody know where I can
get
> one cheap? <g>
>
> --
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
> American Iris Society web site <http://www.irises.org>
> iris-talk/Mallorn archives: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris-talk/>
> iris-photos/Mallorn archives: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris-
photos/>
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