Re: OT-BIO Diane Buchanan
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Welcome Diane.
I'm a newby to LAs. I'll be getting my first shipment this year. Mulch,
water and acid is what I've been reading (corroborated by some LA growers).
I grow a number of siberians and JIs. They seem much more fussy on
transplant. Some varieties fuss more than others. We planted about a dozen
new beardless last year and about half of them looked dead within a month.
But most are growing now. Even the fussy DOTTED LINE. I doubt that it will
bloom this year though.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: EvrGldsGal@aol.com
>
> My name is Diane Buchanan I live in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. I was raised
> in
> Michigan and have always loved irises, however when I moved to Fl. I found
>
> out I had To give up the idea of having them here. About 5 years ago I
> came
> across the LA iris in a magazine artical. After planting one on a trial
> bases, I was disappointed when it started to turn brown and seemed to die.
> two months later it suddenly came back to life and tripled in size. It
> had such nice blooms that I went out and bought three more. The three new
> plants are now turning brown and
> looking as though they are going to die. I will hope that if they come
> back
> as the first plant did. Does anyone have any suggestions what might be
> going
> on with these plants. Ther are no bugs, no black or white spots. Just
> browning of the leaves. I have added to my soil compost, peat moss, and
> manure.
>
>
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