CULT: IRIS DRIP
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- Subject: CULT: IRIS DRIP
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:45:34 -0600 (MDT)
rimat wrote:
>
> Another new one for me. It was time to replenish the water in the vase
> I have three dark purple iris in and found drips and drops of purple
> liquid on the marble top of the sideboard. Inspection showed it was
> dripping from a dying bud. Is this normal and I just never noticed it
> before?
Did you mean bud or flower? Happens all the time to me with the dark or
blue/purple irise flowers. I am now careful to pick off the dying
flowers before they drip, and/or make sure that the vase sits on a table
with a non-porus surface. Hope the marble was not too stained
> IDing irises is a chore. I've tried to match photos against my unncmed
> irises, of which I have quite a few, and find that so many look alike, I
> just can't do it. for example, my purple looks like NAVY CHANT, but it
> also looks like WEBER POINT.
The best that I have come up with is finding someone knowledgeable
enough to make some suggestions, then ordering the suggestions and
growing them side by side and by *careful* comparison elimination by
trial and miss.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
