Re: CULT: TB: FANCY WOMAN
- To: Iris-talk
- Subject: Re: CULT: TB: FANCY WOMAN
- From: L* M*
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 08:52:18 -0700
From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>
Jan - who I think is standing on her head down in Australia :) - said:
> Which brings me back to a question I think I have asked previously:
> Are luminata's generally poor growers? VIBRATIONS is another slow one -
> planted last year, only 1 increase, no flowers.
> KK's other cv's grow like crazy here. (light, well drained soil, plenty of
> sunshine)
> Cheers, Jan
This may be hard to believe, but VIBRATIONS is a pretty good grower
here. Sometimes damaged by late freezes, but not as bad as many, and
not as prone to subsequent rot. I had enough increase to bring some to
our club sale this year. Maybe it needs to be heavily watered in the
winter & spring then alternately drowned and dehydrated thru the
summer. Maybe your winters aren't cold enough. Maybe there aren't
enough rocks in your soil. Add alfalfa pellets. Treat it like a
rebloomer. Use 6-12-12 with trace elements. Interplant with chamomile,
horse nettle, turnips, wild morning glories, and knotweed. Those are
the main things I do to mine - see if any of those things help.
Keith K's irises generally haven't done well in this general area, but
two I bought from him last year have done well. VIBRATIONS is a Dunn
iris, I think.
Irises are SO wierd.
Linda Mann east Tennessee USa
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