bloom substance
Donald Mosser wrote:
> Questions: Do SDB's generally have less flower substance than taller bearded
> irises? yes - and no...... some of the newer SDB's have good substance - many TB's have none....
Do individual SDB blooms generally not last as long as larger
> bearded irises?True - hot weather cooks SDB blooms - 2-3 days MAX for an SDB bloom. (max
is really pushing it)
>
> The reason I ask is that THIRD CHARM produced one bloom which lasted only
> about 2 days before shriveling. No that is about right - around here spring bloom comes in cooler temps. than rebloom. You're doing fine
Donald...keep smiling - you got rebloom.
Dennis - with LOTS of rebloom....rain is good for something
