bleached iris
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  • Subject: bleached iris
  • From: E* B* <b*@yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 07:25:04 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Linda,
    I thought about testing both ways with the same cultivars
bleached and unbleached from the same source, but I decided that it would not
work primarily because the seller would probably very carefully follow the
rules of bleach drench and there would be no stunting or distortion. I had one
of these cultivars in a bed with seven other iris. It stunted and distorted
and all the others grew and bloomed normally. This year, which was a year late
for bloom on new clutivars for me, that iris grew much better and bloomed
well. It looks normal now. I had all  the other iris from this garden except
one replacement in the same bed and with other iris I have had for awhile.
None of the other iris stunted or distorted, but all of those from this garden
were affected from mildly to severely.
    To be fair I think I will ask the
seller to replace one of those that died and two of the worst affected, raise
them and send the information to them. I already have the bleached side of the
equation in pictures and we  can compare it to the unbleached side. 
    I do
not intend to mention the name of the seller because I am not attempting to
harm the business. In my opinion this was caused by a mistake. 
 
E. Baxley

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