Re: BULB: Bulbous Iris Fanciers?

I just stop watering them. No need to ever dig unless they become too
crowded.

The first batch of English irises were ordered from Burpee and though
advertised as mixed colors, were mostly blue and purple. The most recent
ones came from Brent & Becky's Bulbs. These will bloom this year for the
first time and I'm hoping for a wider palette.

There are 2 schools of thought on the "flecked" blooms... One is that
they're caused by virus and the other is that the pigment is more sensitive
to weather fluctuations. After raising a number of irises which show this
type of streaking in the blooms (most notably, Arils and ABs) I lean toward
weather as the cause.

If I should be lucky enough to find some of these blooms in this new batch,
I'll pot some up for the greenhouse and find out for certain. :-)

Christy

THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/

----- Original Message -----
From: <ChatOWhitehall@aol.com>


> Do you recall where you got your bulbs initially? I suppose they are
virused
> like, some have said, all the English in trade? Little purple flecks and
> such?

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