RE: CULT: Blooming White
- To: "'i*@egroups.com'"
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CULT: Blooming White
- From: J* R*
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:31:15 -0700
I've heard similar stories before, but the explanation is very simple:
some iris grow (and multiply) better than others. Most of your iris
bloomed out, rotted out, were choked out, or simply lost vigor and died.
One near-white one loves your planting conditions and has spread quite
vigorously. I expect that you will see very similar form, foliage color,
etc. on all your near-white flowers. Because they all started from the
same plant! If you plant your iris farther apart, and mark each one, you
will see where each variety spreads to. They may overgrow each other, but
they won't change.
John Reeds
jreeds@microsensors.com
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From: John I Jones[SMTP:jijones@ix.netcom.com]
Reply To: iris-talk@egroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 2:16 PM
To: iris-talk
Subject: [iris-talk] CULT: Blooming White
I received this today. I know most of the standard things to say and
ask. But, this is about the 4th or 5th of these I have gotten this year
(see what happens when you stick your head above the edge of the
trenches?), and I am beginning to think that there must be some (set of)
cultural thing(s) that is(are) going on. In this case my hunch is
herbicide of some sort that may have caused enough genetic damage for
multiple year color changes. ? ! ? I don't know if that makes any sense
at all biologically.
> Question: My iris are blooming profusely this yr. - all white from
pale
> blue buds. I KNOW I planted deep blue, apricot, purple, etc. 3-4 yrs.
> ago. After the first yr. they've all bloomed white, both spring and
fall.
> Is it a matter of not feeding? (I don't) Would appreciate some input.
> Have I come to the right place? If not, please redirect.
> Many thanks, Nancy Skavish, Pittsburgh, PA.
John | "There be dragons here"
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