Re: Why don't they bloom!
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- Subject: Re: Why don't they bloom!
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 04:48:00 -0600 (MDT)
At 10:41 PM 5/18/97 -0600, Rusty wrote:
>You can see that this is upsetting as I do not have money to throw away on
>pretty rhizomes that put up foliage but little else!
>Fuming...Rusty
>Sunset Zone 33
>FW Texas
Rusty,
I totally agree with you about not having money to throw away on irises
which make lovely foliage, but never come through with a bloom. There are
always a number of factors which affect bloom which others on the IRIS-L
have mentioned such as soil composition, late freezes, moon phases, how
many first born you are willing to give to the IRIS GODDESS, etc.:)
This was my first spring with a larger number of tall bearded irises and I
feel your pain. A few of my TB's had gargantuan foliage, but not a bloom
in sight. This is exactly why I would recommend to other new growers like
myself that you invest in the rebloomers. I had several of my reblooming
irises bloom last fall, just within a few months after I planted them (July
to October)! They also came through again this spring and with proper care,
I expect them to bloom again this fall. If you want more bang for your
buck, then please try some of the rebloomers. I would heartily recommend
any rebloomer that has been hybridized by Lloyd Zurbrigg. Examples of
Zurbrigg's rebloomers: BROTHER CARL, IMMORTALITY, ENGLISH COTTAGE (good
fragrance on this one), HARVEST OF MEMORIES, I DO.
Rusty, I would be glad to share some of these with you when I divide my
irises around July 1st. Send an e-mail to my personal e-mail account if
you would like to try some of these.
-Donald
Donald Mosser
Member of AIS, HIPS, SIGNA, SSI, SLI, SPCNI, and IRIS-L
dmosser@southconn.com
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5570
North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
On the South Carolina and Georgia Border
USDA Zone 7b-8
