mouldy Iris winogradowii
Diane Whitehead (Thu, 26 May 2005 20:55:22 PDT)

Last year a friend and I imported a bulb each of Iris winogradowii
and potted them. Mine grew a bit, then stopped. When my friend's was
in bloom, I tipped mine out to see what the trouble was, and found
that the bulb was mouldy. I removed all the mouldy parts and
repotted the leaves and what was left of the bulb. I have just tipped
the pot out again. There is no sign of a bulb, but the leaves had a
few dismal looking roots. Also in the pot were three thriving white
roots that are growing new bits.

I know that some plants have nodes along their roots so they can grow
new plants from root pieces. What about bulbous iris? Any hope of
my winogradowii appearing above ground sometime, or is it doomed to
be subterranean?

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil