Re: CULT: yet another iris update


From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca

On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Dennis Kramb wrote:

> In spring I planted some I. graminea and I. lactea in pots.  In summer they
> germinated.  A month ago they were doing fine.  After returning from
> vacation I found them all dead.  Why would this happen?  Supposedly there
> was plenty of rain while I was gone, and there was no frost.  Any ideas?
> Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6

Dennis, I graminea tends to die back during the summer and the leaves
all look dead. It starts to put out new fans in the fall so keep an eye
for these. I lactea I don't know about.

Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
cold edge of Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.

URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html


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