Re: CULT: Staple Holes in leaves... Help, please
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Staple Holes in leaves... Help, please
- From: o*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:43:55 EDT
In a message dated 7/25/2002 1:25:23 PM Central Daylight Time,
cfgeorge@comcast.net writes:
> An order that I received had name tags stapled through the outer leaf of
> each rhizome. As I was potting each plant, I removed the staple and name
> tag. Then I placed the name tag in the pot with the Iris. What should I do
> about the injured leaves?
>
Just FIDO (forget it and drive on). The leaves on irises are senescent
(dying). That's basically the routine the iris uses to elongate the rhizome.
As the inside leaves grow and mature moving forward, the outside leaves die
off and leave the rhizome longer. All in all a neat way to produce a big fat
stem laying on the ground. Those leaves with the staple holes will die off as
soon as the rhizome produce new growth.
If small holes did significant harm, irises would have been annihilated eons
ago by the insects.
Hmmm...... you make me wonder if the maturing process (from initial growth
until bloom) can be expedited by removing the outside leaves as soon as they
mature. Thanks!
Smiles,
Bill Burleson 7a/b
Old South Iris Society
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