Re: HYB: WAS I. aphylla, winter deciduous, Schreiner's; NOW Losing , Leaves in the Summer
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- Subject: Re: HYB: WAS I. aphylla, winter deciduous, Schreiner's; NOW Losing , Leaves in the Summer
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 18:56:45 -0700 (MST)
Walter Moores writes:
> I am responding to that part of the above post that mentions
> losing leaves in a hot dry summer. Does this mean dormancy or 'dieback?'
> I am not familiar with any bearded variety that loses all of its leaves
in
> a hot dry summer other than the higher percentage arilbreds, which is
> natural.
Walter,
Each year in late summer the SDB iris LIVE JAZZ (Lankow, 86) completely
dies back to the ground. The plant comes back stronger than ever each
spring and shows no sign of rot, disease, pest damage, or adverse
environmental effects, so I assume what it is doing is going into complete
summer dormancy. I have no other bearded iris, in fact, no other
rhizomatous iris of any sort, that behaves in this manner.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
