PS, And that was just a one-time event. Ah well! I do not use any food/fertilizer/chemicals - so I'll just continue to enjoy them in their usual blooming season which is right now. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:24 PM, The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks! I had no idea that this was a known "thing" - personally, it won't > stop me from buying pretty colored ones - because I can always stake them. > I was just curious why it was happening - now it all makes sense! > > As for reblooming - I had no idea it was dependent upon region - that's > quite interesting. They are always very happy, very healthy, just not > reblooming - again, this doesn't bother me too much - because I basically > don't expect it - so if it was to happen, that would be a bonus. > > It'll be interesting to see if any are "reliably" reblooming in the New > England region. > > The only one that has ever rebloomed for me is "Immortality." > > Thanks again for the input! > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:11 PM, , <theladygardens@aol.com> wrote: > >> Buy from reputable hybridizers. Reputable known hybridizers do not >> introduce iris that flop over. Ghio and Keppel destroy thousands of >> beautiful iris just because they do things like that. For re=bloomers, it >> is best to keep them in the same area so you can continue watering them >> after the first bloom. Giving them a little bit of fertilizer after first >> bloom isn't necessary but doesn't hurt. Ghio doesn't introduce his as RE >> because they rebloom here but not reliably other places. There are two >> hybridizers, I know of, who have a few that rebloom in the east or >> mid=west, Sutton and Commanche Acres. Carolyn >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> >> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >> Sent: Tue, Jun 7, 2016 10:54 am >> Subject: [pbs] Tall Irises flopping over - Remedy ? >> >> Is there an obvious reason that some, but not most, Tall Bearded Irises in >> (the same) garden would flop over (flowering stalks)? And, is there a >> quick >> and easy method to avoid this - other than staking? >> >> Also - what's the best way to get rebloomers to rebloom? I have a lot of >> rebloomers that do not rebloom when left alone. >> >> Thanks! Jude >> >> -- >> The Silent Seed >> Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. >> thesilentseed.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > -- > The Silent Seed > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > thesilentseed.com > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com