Re: CAT,Pinappling,&freeze damage

Thanks Rick, appreciate the description.  Hope I never see it!

Glenn

Glenn & Linda Simmons  Springfield, Missouri
e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com


>Pineappling is when the rhizome enlarges to may times its normal size,
>foliage is variously dwarfed and often folded or pleated, and flowering
>stems are short, clubby and malformed.  Underground, the roots may
>persist only near the newer growth.  Sometimes an entrie clump will be
>affected but usually only a portion is involved.  The unaffected portion
>may grow and produce normal foliage and flowers the following year.
>
>Pineappling has been reported from most areas of the US, but complaints
>are much more prevalent in the warmer southern areas.
>
>No control is known.
>
>Rick Tasco
>Superstition Iris Gardens
>Central California
>Zone 8
>
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