Re: CULT:Nutrients

Laetitia, the year Lady Mohr bloomed at the cabin was unusually wet and warm.  I doubt that it will bloom again until it is moved into a bed with some soil and nutrients added.  Irises survive in decomposed granite but don't bloom well.  Other things that can keep irises from blooming are too much shade, fertilizer and overcrowding.
Francelle Edwards in sunny Arizona where Noreen's Delight is blooming and a dozen other stalks appeared last night.
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  From: lmmunro@hotmail.com 
  To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [iris-talk]CULT:Nutrients


  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.
  This year I plan to do alot more in the way of keeping them weed 
  free, feeding, tilling the soil around them early in the season and 
  see if that helps.
  Laetitia

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