Re: OT-Bio (and a question)
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-Bio (and a question)
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:24:06 -0700
on 5/15/01 7:03 AM, Cheryl Leigh Chamberlin at clc@cherylleigh.com wrote:
> I do have a question. I have two that I'm sure are "Sunny Days" and I'd like
> to cut one of them and put it in some water. I found some old (and very
> helpful) messages about handling cut irises but my question is, when is the
> best time to cut a stalk? This flower seems to have 2-3 buds per stalk and
> right now one of the stalks has a flower in bloom (two days old) and the
> other's top flower hasn't opened yet.
Cheryl
I usually wait until the first bloom is well open before I cut the stalk.
The other blooms will open indoors if you trim the stem and change the water
every other day or so.
If the cultivar is one that typically has 8-10 buds per stalk, I will wait
longer to let the less mature buds develop more.
Though I am now in California, I grew up near Lansdale. What area are you
from?
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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