Re: Wonky Flower Stalks
From: Rima Walker <rima@catskill.net>
I have never observed snaky stalks until this year and they were only on old
established clumps down at the pond. this has also been a particularly lush
year for sibs but it never occured to me that there might be a connection. I
chalk a lot up to Mother Nature's whimsy. For example--I have several old tbs
in a couple of beds in a shady berm. they never bloom. this year dozens of
them have opened and have had a long bloom period. Also, sibs that bloomed for
me last season for the first time are not blooming this season.
Rima rima@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4
Edmundas Kondratas wrote:
> From: "Edmundas Kondratas" <stogutis@kaunas.omnitel.net>
>
> Jim,
> I had some snaky stalks on some my siberians. I observed that such a stalks
> were on the plants which I replanted last August. The clumps were with 3-4
> fans. On the plants which have grown two years such a stalks I did not
> observed. I did not observed snaky stalks on well established clumps too. In
> the seedling bed /third year of growth/ flowered almost all seedlings, but
> stronger plants have right stalks and those not wigorous snaky, or one right
> another snaky. And many of that snaky stalks did not became right and
> flowered curiuos keeping flower some cm from ground level. The growth
> conditions for all plants were the same. Though we had cool spring, but no
> frosts. We had sufficient watering and heat came to us after showing this
> phenomenon. I think it belongs from biological reason. As you know the
> embryo of bud is forming in the last season of growth. If conditions are not
> sufficient to end this process it continuous in early season of
> next -flowering year. Maybe the lack of growth force and maintenance are not
> sufficient for both to end bud forming and than good bloomstalk growth. Some
> year observations on this phenomenon is need I think.
>
> Edmundas Kondratas
> stogutis@kaunas.omnitel.net
> Kaunas, Lithuania, zone 5.
>
> --
>
> >From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
> >
> >Hello Robin Members,
> >Again, I have a question for you. Do any of you know why or ever had the
> >flower stalks on any of your siberians kind of go snaky ie. first go in
> >one direction and then another before finally more or less righting
> >themselves?? I have also seen this on the occasional spuria iris in the
> >garden as well. Enviromental - uneven watering, heat ?? This has been
> >baffling me for a few years now and I would certainly enjoy getting an
> >answer to this question. Thanks. Jim in Saskatoon, Canada.
> >
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