Re: CULT:Nutrients
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk]CULT:Nutrients
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- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:32:21 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
> > From: lmmunro@hotmail.com
> > That is interesting. Why do you think it decided to bloom after
> > several years? Was there a particularly mild winter/dry fall or
> > something like that?? I am assuming you did nothing like fertilize or
> > cultivate the rhizomes the year it bloomed. It would be nice to
> > figure out what could be done to encourage iris to bloom more than
> > once every few seasons. I was very disappointed with the number of
> > iris which bloomed last year for me, as opposed to the year before
> > that.
>
> Laetitia,
>
> When an iris (or other plant) is growing under less than optimal conditions
> it may take it several years to build up a sufficient store of energy and
> nutrients to enable it to flower. Having done so, it probably has exhausted
> itself, and it will be several more years before it is capable of blooming
> again. Your plan to give your irises more attention and care sounds like a
> good way to encourage more frequent bloom. Good luck!!
>
> Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
> jcwalters@bridgernet.com
It may help to bring up some compost from your city garden (or wherever)
since the irises are growing on solid rocks to provide nutrients to get
the irises started.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, SIGNA, Iris-talk, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
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