extended bloom
- To: "Siberian Robin"
- Subject: [sibrob] extended bloom
- From: H* P*
- Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:49:18 -0700
From: "Harold Peters" <harold@directcon.net>
Awhile back there was a thread on repeat and reblooming Siberians. If you
can find that thread in the archives or if some people remember the thread,
that may be a way to extend bloom. If I remember correctly, the achieves
either have been or are being indexed.
I am of the opinion that you can delay bloom by reducing the amount of light
available to the plants. Currently I have my Siberians in a bed that gets
almost total shade in the early spring. As the sun traverse and angle
change the bed gets more light. If you can manipulate shade on some of the
bed, you should be able to get an extended bloom. My Siberian bloom is later
that TB bloom and I attribute that to the shade the bed receives. Combining
shade with naturally late bloomers should strengthen the delay.
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden,
El Dorado Hills, CA USDA zone 9
harold@directcon.net http://www.beautiful-view-iris.com
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