Re: Re: CULT: roots
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Re: CULT: roots
  • From: B* W* <a*@aol.com>
  • Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:12:45 -0500 (EST)
Francelle, I think some of the difference in summer planting might be our
humidity.  In 1995 I planted a bunch of new purchases in 105 degree weather
and in one day the fans turned white.  That garden had afternoon shade, too.
I'd planned to plant more the next day but had to wait.  I put stuff over the
irises and they survived in place.


I've got a planting of Earl of Essex & Returning Chameleon that is next to a
building.  The only water they get is dew dripping off the building.  They
bloom every fall.

I didn't notice as much humidity this summer as usual but there were other
problems.  My son, who tills my beds and puts the fabric in place, was working
in VA and not able to prepare the beds before he left.  Also, while he was
gone, I fell under the carport on a 95 degree day.  It took me two hours to
get help & get back in the house, so I didn't go out much for almost a month.

Your temperature and soil (zone 9) are so different than mine (zone 6) that I
doubt we can do much of a comparison.  Cultivars that rebloom in your region
rarely rebloom here.

Fall has arrived here.  Or is it winter?  Hard to tell these days.  It's going
to be warm enough to work outside for the next few days.  We did get a good
soaking rain earlier in the week.

Betty W.




-----Original Message-----
From: Francelle <fjmjedwards@q.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 2:43 pm
Subject: RE: [iris] Re: CULT: roots


Thanks for the reply, Betty.  I have set out iris rhizomes in September when
he temperature was 108 degrees and they grew rapidly and bloomed well in
he spring, while my late, cool replantings did poorly.  Perhaps that is
nother characteristic of my hot bred irises.  They can take more heat than
 can now days.
 see no sign of rebloom on anything yet.
Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9

----Original Message-----
rom: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Betty
ilkerson
ent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:09 PM
o: iris@hort.net
ubject: Re: [iris] Re: CULT: roots
<<I am amazed that Betty can plant so late where I know it will soon be cold
eather.>>
Francelle, I normally go out every few days and tromp anything in that has a
roblem.  Last year, I planted right up until the day before I went into the
ospital--Nov. 18th.  I was not able to check on the plants until the end of
arch.  Since I transplanted clumps, rather than individual rhizomes, it's
ossible I lost one here or there, but I saw no evidence of loss.  I didn't
et the very best possible bloom, but I will say I was happy with it.  I
arvested a lot of pollen from the bed and it brought many pods to maturity.
lanted 1672 seed.  I've had a successful year.
The last bed I planted this year has two rows (50 clumps) of rebloomers with
ther rebloomers scattered trough the beds.  Most of these were not
erforming
n the garden proper.  I'm anxious to see how they like the new bed.  We'll
ee how many bloom this spring.
I really have no choice.  I have to push both ends of the year.  If I don't
lant in adverse conditions, I don't get to plant at all.  Even if the
rises
iked being transplanted in 95+ temperatures, my body has problems with it.
e didn't get much fall this year.
Oh!  My SDB are looking a bit scraggly from the heat.  Looks like some of
he
eaker increases may be gone.

etty W.
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