Problem with Iris danfordiae

Jim McKenney jamesamckenney@verizon.net
Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:26:57 PST
Jude, sparrows are little devils during the late winter when the first tender, tasty new flowers pop up. They really go for crocuses, and Iris danfordiae probably looks and tastes to them like a crocus. 
Jim McKenney



On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:09 PM, Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote:
  
Sparrows ? I've never seen them feed upon flowers. If this is a
possibility, then I learned something new!


On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Jim McKenney
<jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote:

> Sparrows would be my guess.
> The commonest sparrow here is the so-called English or House Sparrow
> which, as it turns out, is technically a Weaver Finch and not closely
> related to the other birds native here which are called sparrows.
>
> Jim McKenney
> Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Song Sparrows
> and White-throated Sparrows are daily visitors to the crumb table at this
> time of year.
>
>
>
> On Monday, February 17, 2014 11:48 AM, Jude Haverington <
> tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm not sure about your part of the country, but insects often eat plant
> leaves and flowers, and it could be a lot of different things.
> Additionally, it could even be something like rabbits, snails or slugs.
> You haven't included any details on the type of damage you are seeing. That
> would be helpful.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Luc Bulot <bulot@cerege.fr> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My recently planted Iris danfordiae went real fine and the flowers buds
> > started to bloom about a week ago...
> >
> > Unfortunately some pest seems to eat the flowers as soon as they start
> > to open...
> >
> > Did anybody experienced that ?
> > Any idea what kind of pest it can be ?
> >
> > Forgot to say that I am living in SE France...
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Luc
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