Re: CULT: Shriveled Stem Anomaly

In a message dated 5/14/2006 9:02:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ChatOWhitehall@aol.com writes:

However,  although many of the stalks had fully developed buds which were   
showing color and were identical in appearance with those stalks not  
manifesting  
the anomaly, they had collapsed in the midsection, like  overcooked green 
beans.  The base of the stalk appeared fine, and the  top of the stalk with 
the  
ramification appeared fine, but in the  middle about six inches of stalk had  
simply shriveled up and gone  totally limp and collapsed upon itself so that 
the  
top of the stalk  with buds was hanging down. These stalks were found on the  
interior  of the clump of rhizomes, and there were quite a few of  them.



I have seen this in my garden also.  More often in clumps that need  divided. 
 It seems to correct itself as the season progresses, which  suggests to me 
either bacteria or cold damage.  This year I had it in a  clump of Victoria 
Falls and Jurassic Park.  Both of these can rebloom so I  wonder if the 
bloomstalk could be damaged while it is still in the fan?  I  have seen it in previous 
years in clumps that had some slug damage, but this  year I didn't have any 
slug damage at all.  The problem with the frost  damage theory is that some of 
my early TB's had obvious frost damage including  dried buds yet didn't have 
this anomaly.
 
George Mason
Portland, Oregon
Where record high temperatures are expected this week.  Up till now it  has 
been an ideal season.

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