Re: Iris cloning

Sharon McAllister wrote:
> 
> Oh.  You meant something more artificial?  Mother rhizomes, which are usually
> thrown away, will often produce increases if planted in sand.  Not always, but
> often enough that I do this with my most valued ones whenever I have enough
> space.  When Gene Hunt sent his MARY OF MAGDALA to guest, I followed protocol
> and returned ALL increase. The mother rhizome showed no sign of further
> increase, but I planted it anyway.  And was rewarded with BLOOM some six months
> later.

Really? Just sand, no soil or other organic matter? How deep is the sand
bed. Do you covewr the rhz's. I'd like to understand this. I have lots
of guests for the club and if it turns out that (some) of the mothers
will continue to increase it would be well worth while. Do you trim the
roots and fans like you do on the increases or remove the increases and
replant the mother with as many roots intact as possible. Watering? Less
sun?

Mr. Question I am today! If there is a source I can read about this in,
I will be glad to do that andsave you any typing.
 
Interestingly, I was out doing a second PBF survey and discovered the
the purple that was on Raku Blaze had disappeared. The other thing
(which you probably know) was that I realized the the purple color is
only very close to the surface of the leaf. I noticed where a slug had
eated a track, so I scraped a couple of leaves on other plants. Looks
like it is only in the outer layer, but I didn't use a lens.

John                     | "There be dragons here"
                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.

John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay) 
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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