Re: TB question: 'Little Red Devil'
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- Subject: Re: TB question: 'Little Red Devil'
- From: C* H* <c*@netcom.ca>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 17:22:05 -0600 (MDT)
Anne Savannah wrote:
> My question concerns itself with LRDevil, can someone confirm the
> colour:
> deep mahogany red with yellowish beards. And I am having a lot of
> trouble
> keeping it upright, it is now Trailing LRDevil. What causes some TB's
> to
> flop, too much rain, fertilizer, very sandy soil? The other 3 are
> fine,
> well Chinese Treasure is very small so doesn't count.
>
Chris replies:
Can't help with the absolute identification of the iris just by
description however can help with the flopping question.
Some iris are just genetically predisposed to "flopping"! ...probably
the most famous example being VICTORIA FALLS, which although it produces
lovely show stalks, is aptly named regarding its garden traits. Also,
sometimes very heavy rainfall can knock TB iris down particularly when
they are loaded with bloom.
Most TB aficionados tend to look for irises that are resistant to
"flopping" as an important garden characteristic.
--
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
e-mail: cris@netcom.ca
CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
