Cult: Killing iris in the Cold
- Subject: Cult: Killing iris in the Cold
- From: l*@hotmail.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:22:31 -0000
It sounds like what you all are saying is that the heaving is the
thing that kills an iris that is planted too late in the Fall. That
roots have not had a chance to grow, so as to hold the rhizome in the
ground when the frost/thaw occurs.
Last year tried to plant a bargain basement BREAKERS in November; it
didn't heave...just rotted away (and died, of course). Are late
planted rhizomes more suspicious to winter rot? But then, I also
rescued a few of a neighbor's rhizomes in Dec (he was moving away),
replanted them, and they did just fine.
What I'd like to find out is: is it the heaving, winter rot, or just
plain freezing a freshly planted vulnerable rhizome what would cause
it to die??
If one is faced with this dilemma, and had to plant something in the
late fall, what would give it the best chance of survival??
Thanks,
Laetitia
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