Rebloomers


I apologize. I mistakenly sent this directly to Mr. Zurbrigg when I had
intended it to go to the list.

Lloyd wrote:

  The extra buds and crowded placement were
>common thirty years ago. Hopefully this trait has been at least partially
>eradicated.  My guess is that your spring may come rather quickly, giving the
>plants little time to grow. Possible? 
>

This year is an exception but we usually think of Valentines day as the
start of spring so the season normally proceeds fairly gradually. We can get
some heat in the 90 range in late April but not as a rule.

Actually I was referring to the tight placement on the rebloom not the
initial bloom. Since the days are rapidly shortening in late Sept and early
Oct. it was my notion that the growth period at that time of year didn't
allow for sufficient lengthening of the stem. (Is it a stem or a stalk on an
iris? I think a stem must carry both flowers and foliage as a lily does).

When are the buds formed for a plant with a late Sept. rebloom? I assume
that it must be well back in the summer. In any event most of the rebloom
seems to have as high a bud count as the spring bloom but the stem/stalk
just doesn't get tall enough to display them well. There is a up-side
however, in that the cooler fall weather allows for a long bloom period if
we don't get serious frost. We usually have a few stems of iris on the
thanksgiving dinner table. Don't forget that the Canadian thanksgiving is
about the middle of October.

John Montgomery
monashee@bcgrizzly.com
Vernon, BC              Where it isn't spring this year yet.
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