Bloom Sequence (was DBIs)
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- Subject: Bloom Sequence (was DBIs)
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 23:15:19 -0600 (MDT)
Rima T. writes (7 June 97):
> Hi Everyone--
>
> I thought that Dwarf Beardeds bloom before TBS. My three clumps of
> ritz, planted last spring, have no blooms stalks. My four clumps of
> ROYAL KNIGHT have one bloomstalk. The TBs planted right behind them and
> planted at the same time last spring have several bloomstalks. Is this
> weird or does this happen or am I misinformed?
A number of people have made similar observations on the list. It happened
here, too. Seems to be just a weird, but widespread, weather related effect
this year. The *normal* sequence (with considerable overlap, at least among
adjacent pairs) is MDB - SDB - IB - MTB - BB & TB.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net