Re: Introduction and question about division of Iris
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- Subject: Re: Introduction and question about division of Iris
- From: I*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 05:22:40 -0600 (MDT)
In a message dated 97-06-11 03:14:05 EDT, you write:
The problem is, they came up this year with
>healthy-looking foliage but not a single flower. I gave some away to
friends
>and they report the same thing--healthy foliage but no flowers. My
question:
>is it normal for divided iris to not bloom the first year and if not, does
>anyone have a clue as to what I've done wrong. I'm in zone 6, 40 miles
north
>of NYC.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Bob... Kathy Guest here from the OTHER end of the state... near the
Buffalo area. It's not unusual in our zone to have irises 'sulk' for a year.
In fact, we tell our people to expect 20% bloom on year one, 60% year two,
and 99% on year three.
I also wonder when you divided? We recommend July here.... much later and
the irises put all their attention to growing roots and getting settled
before winter.
And one FINAL note.... I wonder if you fertilized, and if so, with what?? We
recommend a low nitrogen fertilizer.
If you like, I can send you information on iris culture in our zone... and I
can ALSO send you information on iris sales in the Poughkeepsie and Albany
areas.
Kathyguest... hoping that Bob won't get discouraged and that she can MAYBE
even talk him into trying some beardless irises.
