Re: CULT: TB Questions

So has my wife; though I'm only 5'10". Wonder how Abe Lincoln might have
been?


On 6/14/08 2:22 PM, "Laurie Frazer" <lauriefr@localnet.com> wrote:

> Hi BJ,
> 
> I've spent a lot of time contemplating the performance, or lack
> thereof, of tall beardeds in my beds over the years.
> 
>> 1.  What causes increases to happen in Iris (I know how it happens with
>> lilies)
> 
> No idea
> 
>> 2.  Do TBs bloom too late for the increase to form and then grow large
>> enough to form a bloom next year
> 
> I never thought to factor in the lateness of TB bloom relative to the
> other beardeds, but I have assumed that there isn't enough time during
> our short growing season for TBs to grow increases to blooming size in
> a single growing season ... or necessary in two or three growing
> seasons.  I also think the sheer size of TB rzs requires a lot more
> growing time than our season allows.  Most MDBs, SDBs, IBs, and MTBs
> bloom annually for me unless we have a really problematic weather
> pattern like last winter-spring-summer and this spring.  The smaller
> bearded classes grow to maturity much more quickly than TBs.
> 
>> 3.  Are our summers not hot enough for the rhizome to form in time to
>> be able to get ready for winter and winter over
> 
> I don't think that's a factor in my climate.  We typically get a LOT of
> summer heat.
> 
>> 4.  Something else??
> 
> I think #2 is the primary - perhaps even the only - explanation.
> That's why I no longer add new TBs to my iris beds unless they are
> given to me as gifts.  I just don't want to waste the space on irises
> that have such a high mortality rate here, esp. when even those that do
> manage to survive are such inconsistent bloomers and weak increasers.
> Of course there are a few exceptions, and my garden will always have
> room for them.
> 
> Laurie
> 
> 
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