Re: CULT:AR
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- Subject: Re: CULT:AR
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 11:43:54 -0600 (MDT)
Sharlyn or Steven Rocha wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> My Arilbreds have stopped blooming now and I would like some input on
> watering. Our summers are very hot (100+) and dry. I have heard that they
> need less water than the TB's. Do they lose their foliage? When I recieved
> them in the mail last year some of them didn't have any foliage and grew
> quite well. Is this typical for AR's. I would like to know what to do, and
> what to expect, so I don't KILL them.
> . Thanks in
> advance,
> . Steve,
In our climate, which is probably the same as yours, we treat the
arilbreds the same as our other beardeds. We give them a deep watering
once a week. This keeps them green and producing large rhizomes for
bloom next year. I only grow two pure arils, Turkish Topaz and Grand
Vizer and treat these the same also.
Please note that this culture may not work in other parts of the
country.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
