Re: CULT:Cold in the Confederacy
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- Subject: Re: CULT:Cold in the Confederacy
- From: d*@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:59:46 -0700 (MST)
>Walter writes:
>>>Looks like somebody 'ironed' the leaves with a hot iron and
>>> scorched them.
>>>
>Griff replies:
>>After three nights in the upper 20s, a lot of center leaves have a
>>whitish sheen in the middle and have buckled to the ground.
>
>My few species irises have fared about as well as the LAs, whose conditions
>vary. Some have dead white zones or white stripes on their central fronds
>only above the point where the leaf emerges from older
My irises have this white spot too. Others have other signs of damage.
Am I supposed to *do* anything now? Do I need to remove these sickly
leaves? I want to take proper care of them so that they rebound quickly.
Any suggestions???
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RBIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
