Re: Rebloom or not
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- Subject: Re: Rebloom or not
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:08:29 -0700 (MST)
Croftway@aol.com wrote:
>
> How about Rebloom and Prebloom? We need a study programme for these varieties
> (no, I'm not volunteering) to see whether they are just very late rebloomers
> (i.e. stems produced after main season but before dormancy) or are in fact
> "prebloomers" - i.e. the stems are produced after dormancy but before main
> season.
> Comments please.
> Never seen pre-bloom here, but then we do divide all our irises every year
> for commercial reasons.
> Lloyd - is your plant of MATRIX a first season clump or has it been left
> undivided for two or more years?
>
>
Graham,
Walter Moores mentioned in a previous message that when he was in Texas
some of his reblooming stalks would start in the fall and then go into
"suspended animation". Survive a mild winter and then bloom in late
winter/early spring. This has been my experience here in California. I
have many stalks blooming now that were at various stages of growth in
the fall and just went into what I call "suspended animation". When the
weather begins to warm up they start growth and bloom. My lowest
temperature this winter was 23F. Sometimes the flowers will show frost
damage if the stalk was well along. Sometimes not.
Also, I have noticed that rebloomers as a group, tend to bloom earlier
than once bloomers. Sometimes as much as a month ahead. The bud/stalk
seems to be just waiting to burst forth at the first sign of warm
temperatures. Probably to Linda M's dismay.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8.... Where I have blooming/reblooming Juicy Fruit,
Radiant Angel and Sister Miriam Sings on overwintering stalks.
