Re: CULT:Arils in pots
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT:Arils in pots
- From: B* S*
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:46:14 -0400
On 10/10/01 10:26 AM, "Jimmie Clark" <clarkgar@advertisnet.com> wrote:
> Bill,
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> Is there a reason you planted them in pots?
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> Jim Clark in Mo Zone 5
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> From: "Bill Shear" <wshear@hsc.edu>
> To: "IRIS" <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 9:11 AM
> Subject: [iris-talk] CULT:Arils in pots
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>> Last year I bought two pure onco hybrids from Van Bourgondiens. The
>> rhizomes were nice ones, but didn't look like they would bloom. I planted
>> them in deep 8" clay pots, in an organic soil lightened with plenty of
>> perlite and much added lime. Despite freezing solid (and shattering the
>> pots) over the winter, they stayed green and one even bloomed. There was
>> good growth and increase over the summer. Dried out completely starting
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>> early August, they never went completely dormant.
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>> Ten days ago I repotted them in new soil just like that described above
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>> watered lightly. Already I have fat green shoots appearing above ground
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>> the rhizomes appear to be solidly rooted.
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>> Hoping for good bloom in the spring.
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>> What's your experience with potted arils in cold climates? I find that
> cold
>> is not really a problem for most, but providing excellent drainage, a limy
>> soil, and a summer dry spell are the key factors.
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>> Bill S.
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Yes--I doubt that our acid clay soil or rainy summers would be to their
liking. Oncos grow mostly during the winter and spring and rapidly die back
after blooming--at least that is the usual case and what I expected.
However, these varieties stayed green much longer, even though I restricted
water in the summer months. I didn't finally dry them out until August, and
even then they kept remnants of foliage right up until they were repotted.
This might be because they were hybrids and had been already selected for
ease of culture. I suspect they were imported from Israel (see the picture
on p. 15 of my book).
The bottom line is that I potted them up so I could use appropriate soil mix
and so I could control watering.
Bill S.
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