Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Bloom Report z7

Phantomfyre wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> For what it's worth, I'll toss the tiny bit of information I have
> from the one year of growing I had in VA into the pot.
>
> These were all 1st-year plants, in a new bed, in fresh soil
> (previously lawn). pH was on the acid side of neutral - I don't have
> an exact read, but probably about 6.5. Zone 7a, central VA. No mulch,
> no weeds (I didn't have many then, so was able to keep up), but
> probably some root competition from the large swamp oak and magnolia
> next to the beds. The year they were planted was a drought and they
> were watered in when I planted them and once more, that's it. The
> following spring/summer was cool and WET. (Remember the National in
> N. VA?)
>
> THORNBIRD - consistent horns, every bloom on the stalk.
> MESMERIZER - consistent flounces, every bloom on the stalk.
> TIME TRAVELER - consistent bald horns (1/2"+ long), every bloom on
> the stalk. This one was also getting some shade from the house and
> swamp oak. It was a small fan that shocked me when it threw up a
> stalk at all!
>
> I had a historic noid from my grandmother that had protohorns on
> every bloom, too.
>
> Now we're in NE Ohio, zone 5b, so once I see what things decide to do
> here, I'll post it. But it will be a few years before I can put "2+"
> on anything here. This coming spring will be "1" again. *Sigh!*
>
"1" is a wonderful number. If you read through the contributions you 
will see a number of cases where SA expression was only the first year 
or only at the beginning of the bloom.Commercial growers replant all 
their stock each year. This insures they ship a good vigorous product. 
Iris have less vigor each succesive year but a 2nd year clump is very 
pleasing to the eye.

We will be looking forward to hearing about your zone5 observations.

MM

> Diana
> in NE Ohio, where we're enjoying a couple of days of unbelievable
> warmth for January - low 60's today! But that ends tonight.
> Tomorrow's high will be 40 degrees colder!

Fungus Amongus weather here .Temp range 40 -50 with foggy days and foggy 
nights . Toadstools and fungus growing everywhere.

>
>
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