Re: JAP CULT: Summer dormancy
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- Subject: Re: JAP CULT: Summer dormancy
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 08:31:29 -0600 (MDT)
>
> Walter,
> Dormant may not be the right word, but the plants just sit there. The
> foliage does not grow any taller and no new fans form. Plants that are
> divided right after bloom in mid-July (which I don't recommend in my
> area) demonstrate roots that are not actively growing. Fans that are cut
> back just sit there--until late August.
> Plants that I lift around Labor Day are showing active root growth. Fans
> that are cut back grow rapidly. I usually leave the clipped and dug
> clump in a bucket of water for 24 hours before replanting. By the end of
> that time, the fan has often grown an inch or more.
> Based on that evidence, I conclude that they go dormant after bloom.
>
> R. Dennis Hager
> on Delmarva Zone 7
I assumed dormancy in JI's was similar to dormancy in spurias in
which case the leaves die back to ground level and you don't know if
there is a plant in that spot until fall when new growth appears. I
guess my JI's go into a suspended state, but they never have a 'die back'
dormancy like suprias.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8>
