Re: CULT:RHIZOME ROT
From: "J.F. Hensler" <hensler@povn.com>
Definitely give it a chance.
House rule here is that all irises are allowed 3 years to get their act in
gear or get pitched. Sometimes the amount of abuse they've gotten between
gardens can really set them back.
About 4 years ago I was down to a piece of rhisome about an inch square
after trimming. Since this was a TB, I wasn't very hopeful about its
chances.
Our spring had been jumping from freezing to warm and both extremes were
wet. I tossed the little stragler into a pot with some sterile potting
medium and put the thing in the greenhouse where I could monitor the amount
of moisture it got.
This spring it's one of the most striking clumps in the garden and is
covered in huge blooms.
Christy Hensler
Newport, WA z4b
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