Re: first Siberian clump divided today
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] first Siberian clump divided today
- From: "Harold" h*@directcon.net
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:46:43 -0700
Marty, thanks for the reply It was very valuable information to me. I am now
in something of a quandry. I like the massive clumps of Tropic Night and
Caesar's Brother and think that those large clumps will be the chief selling
feature to my customers. My plans were to market Siberians only to the
walkin customers so clumps to show off the cultivar is important. However
the work of dividing a clump like Caesar's Brother is daunting.
I only had just over 100 pots of Siberians to open the season. I only have 5
as carryover. This year I will probably have close to 150 pots to start.
Most were purchased wholesale. The Roaring Jelly and some accidental
division when I tried to move the soaker hose that was under the clump. A
number of customers had a very strong and positive reaction to the
Siberians. If I had had more Tropic Night or any Caesar's Brother, I could
have sold more.
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
harold@directcon.net www.beautiful-view-iris.com
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Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [sibrob] first Siberian clump divided today
> Hi Harold, one more late voice. We line out all siberian iris stock,
except
> tetraploids, every year early in spring. Each division has two to seven
fans
> depending on variety, health and orneriness. We send our spring customers
> the five to seven fan pieces or plant them at the head of their block.
The
> two fan pieces go at the end of the block if there is room. In August and
> September we send out the rest of the big pieces. In the meantime several
> things happen. First, most of the central fans try to flower. This is
not a
> problem because the central fan will wither away in any case. We pinch
out
> the bloom stalk hoping to give the rest of the plant more energy. It's
far
> worse when some of them repeat bloom, and every fan but the small one on
the
> end puts up a stalk.
>
> Up to the beginning of August the individual fans of a division hold
> together, but a week later some cultivars start to fall apart. It happens
> fast. During that time the rhizomes extend and new roots begin to grow.
> After that we have to be careful about how we dig all varieties, because
the
> divisions can fall apart.
>
> Over the last couple of years we have found that siberians transplant
readily
> in July with or without extra watering even in the hottest times. This is
> not standard practice around here but it works with plants from one part
of
> the garden transplanted to another and with plants picked up at sales.
>
> One last note. The two fan divisions planted at the end of the block
> usually make great big divisions the next spring, while the bigger fans
make
> ordinary divisions. Lack of competition? Marty Schafer, Joe Pye Weed's
> Garden
>
>
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