Re: SPEC: imperfect blooms on I. cristata
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: imperfect blooms on I. cristata
- From: D* K*
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 19:58:25 -0400
>Last year one of my Iris cristata blooms got a ribbon for best species
>iris bloom. But this year the blooms don't look very good. They are
>somewhat crinked and don't open out properly. I'm growning them in
>a large planter. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be
>wrong
>
> - not enough water?
> - too little fertilizer?
> - too much fertilizer? (I don't think so)
> - has the soil become too alkaline?
> - do they just need repotting?
>
>Thank, Ken Walker
>Concord, CA USA
>USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 14
It could just be the weather. I think cristatas like to have a cold winter
to bloom well.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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