Re: OT:CULT: Blooming White
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT:CULT: Blooming White
- From: j*
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 21:29:07 -0400
This sounds like the dread European variety I. weissenbluemmer. Craving
lebensraum, it displaces irises of color and replaces them with its own
near-white progeny. When all irises of color have been eliminated and all
the available space occupied, I. weissenbluemmer begins to diminish,
morphing into I. weissenbluemchen. Eventually, it becomes I. verschwundet,
and disappears altogether. One needn't wait for the process to run its
course, however. The best treatment is to root out the little bugger as
soon as its behavior is observed.
Griff
jgcrump@erols.com in Virginia
-----Original Message-----
From: John Reeds <jreeds@microsensors.com>
To: 'iris-talk@egroups.com' <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 11:31 AM
Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CULT: Blooming White
>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
>----------
>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"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
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