Re: CULT: Borers? Fungus? Help!
From: Nancy Jentzsch <jentzsch@csn.net>
>From: "wstone" <wstone@volcano.net>
>
> > From: "Nancy Jentzsch" <jentzsch@csn.net>
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> >I find that several irises have buds that have turned light brown,
> > the outer cover is dry, the flower itself appears 'rotted', the stem seems
> > pithy, and the surrounding leaves are yellowing and browning from the tip
> > down.
> >
> > I have checked my books, particularly The Iris Book by Molly
>Price, and none
> > of the descriptions of iris problems seems to fit.
> >
> > I have 'poked' around the rhisome and it seems healthy.
> >
> > Any hint you can give me about what is happening and the course
>of treatment
> > I ought to pursue would be most welcome. I have at least 20 new irises in
> > this bed and the entire bed was reworked two years ago (including the
> > alfalfa tip from this list). The bed was cleaned of all debris
>last fall and
> > has been recleaned this spring.
> >
> > Thank you for any help you can offer.
>
>Nancy: Off hand my first guess would be asking you if you had a freeze
>while the Iris were in Bud. If so it is possible you will lose those buds.
>Bill
>wstone@volcano.net
>Stone's Iris Garden
>23801 Shake Ridge Rd.
>Volcano, CA 95689
Bill,
That IS possible. We had a late April spell of cold rain (unusual for
here) and a little snowy drizzle. If no other solution rears its
head, I'll accept that as the cause.
Thanks for the idea!
Nancy Jentzsch
Pueblo, Colorado
jentzsch@csn.net
Zone 4?
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