Re: BB: BATIK
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- Subject: Re: BB: BATIK
- From: D* S* <s*@molalla.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 10:55:09 -0600 (MDT)
Michael Cook wrote:
>
> BATIK bloomed out late yesterday. It was on a stalk that was only
> about eight inches tall. The bloom appeared normal at first, then I
> noticed something was missing--The Beards. This plant was planted in late
> October on the south side of the house. A neighbor gave it to me when the
> Michigan Bulb Company sent her two rhizomes.
> I had BATIK before, but my original planting rotted during last
> spring's (?) miserable weather. Other than the missing beards, this BATIK
> looks like the real thing. I think that the short stalk and the missing
> beards could be the result of the extremely late planting date combined
> with the dreaded Kentucky Freeze Test. (Ideas?)
>
> Mark A. Cook
> macook@iglou.com
> Lexington, KY USDA Zone 5/6 Sunset Zone 35
BATIK, by its very nature is all screwed up. Over the years I have had
it bloom with various and sundry anomalies, the latest being a
shillelagh sized stalk which split into a "Y" just before the blooms. I
have photographed it and if I had a scanner and my own home page I would
be able to show it to you.
Regards
Dave Silverberg
Molalla, Oregon Zone 8
