Re: CULT: pineappling
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: CULT: pineappling
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 22:58:40 -0600 (MDT)
JForte21@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Here's a question: my mother-in-law is wondering if leaving the mother
> rhizome attached to an increase when you replant contributes to pineappling.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Mary Forte, Atascadero, CA where it's only cool in the summer when the kids
> are having swim lessons. And the hottest days are during digging season.
Mary,
I doubt very much that leaving the mother rhizome attached to an
increase would be responsible for the condition called "Pineappling".
This condition is usually much more prevalent in the warmer parts of the
country. According to the World of Iris there is no explaination of
what causes it or how to control it. My theory is constant growth. In
warmer areas a rhizome could possibly grow 365 days of the year, without
any dormant period. This may affect it's growth hormones and cause it
to grow clubby and malformed.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
