Re: TB:new growth oddity
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB:new growth oddity
- From: a*@cs.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 21:44:56 EDT
In a message dated 9/15/01 5:16:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time, lmann@icx.net
writes:
>
> I saw a 'thicket' of new fans developing on momma and grandmama rhizome
> sections (you know, the parts we throw away) in the MIDDLE of a clump of
> mature fans. Very strange looking, and only one clump of iris doing
> this.
>
> Anybody else ever see anything like this?
>
> It's one of my IMMORTALITY X CELEBRATION SONG seedlings.
>
Yes -- but rarely -- and any such seedling I find gets high marks for
gardenability.
There appear to be both genetic & cultural components.
Genetic: open growth habits, self-sustaining-but-not-excessive increase,
clean separation of mature rhizomes, and rot-resistance.
Cultural: excellent drainage & sufficient potash.
Sharon McAllister
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