Re: Spuria Iris
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- Subject: Re: Spuria Iris
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 08:19:13 -0700 (MST)
Theresa Yates writes:
> In my experience with spuria they don't transplant in the spring.
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> Now somewhere in this 2 to 3 year period
> the spring planted confused spurias decided to appear and grow. I may be
> wrong but there is a distinct time in the growth cycle of the spuria in
> which it should be transplanted other wise it may be dormant a long time
or
> just rot on you. I live In the southern part of zone 7 in N. central
> Texas. Do spuria behave in another manner in more northerly zones.
>
Theresa,
Before I knew any better, I transplanted a group of Spuria seedlings at the
same time as my TB seedlings (mid-June). The Spurias promptly went into a
state of deep dormancy - all of them survived, but I lost a full year's
growth on them.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
