Re: CULT: Blooming White

Morning...

Regarding the beds of iris turning white, I have heard several people mention 
this who were absolutely sure there had not been white ones there to begin 
with.  But after a few years, suddenly every tall bearded that bloomed was a 
white variety.  One, I know for certain never had white ones there at all.  
So, they are either reverting or we can't explain it.  

As for me, I recently have had a bed "turn white".  Of Louisianas.  With very 
good explanation.  My very first Louisiana bed was planted  7 or 8 years ago. 
 I had about 6 or 7 LA's and 2 Japaness in the middle.  It took the Japs 4 
years to ever bloom and one only bloomed one year and one bloomed 2 years.  A 
few of the other LA's bloomed once or twice and obviously departed.  

The bed now is pushing out the stiff rubber and metal edging as the LA's are 
so thick in the bed you can barely dig without hitting rhizomes...  Rhizomes 
of nothing but ACADIAN MISS which has completely taken over the entire part 
of the bed.  That explains my "blooming white" problem.  Nothing else quite 
equals this phenomenon next to RED ECHO.  If I ever get all of RED ECHO dug 
up, I will not use it again UNLESS it is potted in the bed.  I think it has 
also run everything off in it's path.  At least ACADIAN MISS is attractive.  
RED ECHO to me is about as attractive as a dandelion.  

I will be digging about 50 plants of ACADIAN MISS and hauling them to the 
Sooner State late show in September.  Hopefully that will slow down my 
onslaught of white.

Kath in OKC.....  =^.^=   alias:  Kathy Poore    AIS Region 22,  USDA Zone 7

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