Re: Sibs Starting to bloom

HI,

My SIB's are blooming, now, here in the Milwaukee, WI area.  Maybe all the
rain? Lady Vanessa for the first time, Liberty Hill is ready to pop, and so
is Caesar's Brother.  Linda Mary survived the fire and has one leaf.  I am
going to move it this summer.  When?  Suggestions!

Several that I thought were dead that were planted two years ago are
growing.  Nearly nothing from the SIB Convention last year though.  One has
two leaves.

Char, New Berlin, WI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mark.Maureen@fin.gc.ca>
To: <sibrob@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [sibrob] Sibs Starting to bloom


> Banish Misfortune, Barbara Schmieder and Pleasures of May are in bloom.
It is peak IB season with a few TBs in bloom here.  Lots of SDBs still
blooming too.
>
> Maureen
> Ottawa, Ontario
> Zone 4
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Ellen Gallagher [e*@yahoo.com]
> Sent: May 29, 2004 1:18 AM
> To: sibrob@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [sibrob] Sibs Starting to bloom
>
> --- laurief <laurief@paulbunyan.net> wrote:
>
> >>> How are you having Sib bloom already down in Mpls when all I
>
> have blooming so far are one MDB and two SDBs?  China Spring
> is maybe 3-4" tall at this point.  We've only had one or two
> days all spring that exceeded 70 degrees (mostly in the 40s and
> 50s), and it's been extremely dry. <<<
>
> Hi Laurie,
>
> We have about 10 SDBs in bloom and only one MDB..'Doozey'. BUT,
> (drum roll), Iris typhifolia opened today with two great
> bloomstalks. It wasn't open  yesterday and I didn't go down to
> that end of the property in the rain today. I saw it as I drove
> by in the car this afternoon and was so startled that I almost
> crashed the car. (just kidding, almost). We have had lots of
> rain in the past 3 weeks and some warmth but not a lot. We had a
> frost not long ago..within the past two weeks.
>
> This is a record early bloom for Iris typhifolia here.. first
> bloom the last few years: 6/10/00, 5/30/01, 6/06/02, 6/05/03 and
> today's 5/28/04. 'China Spring' has buds and so does 'Wings of
> Night'..I  better inspect all the others tomorrow so I don't get
> caught by surprise. I didn't realize that '01 was another early
> bloom year which is a good reason to keep a 'bloom book'.
>
> Looks like a good year for bloom in all the different classes.
> The IBs and some early TBs,etc. are loaded with buds.
>
> >>> I continue to wonder if bloom is EVER going to happen this
> year! <<<
>
> I betcha it will. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ellen
>
>
> =====
> Ellen Gallagher
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