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Iris buds
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ttkc4704
Jun 5, 2022 5:23 PM CST
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Name: Teresa Cole
Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockie (Zone 4b)
@ 8000 ft.
What would cause an iris to appear to have a bud, but then it turns papery and feels almost empty?
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Jun 5, 2022 7:01 PM CST
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GreenIris
Jun 5, 2022 7:08 PM CST
Name: Elsa
Las Cruces, New Mexico (Zone 8a)
I have seen that when the buds froze and also if it gets too hot when they are blooming late in season
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IrisLilli
Jun 6, 2022 3:45 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
Mine look similar to that if I get too far behind with watering my iris pots.
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tveguy3
Jun 6, 2022 6:00 AM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
I've had several like that this year, and I blame it on the very warm, (80's temps) then very cold (20's temps) alternating several days this spring.
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ttkc4704
Jun 6, 2022 9:10 AM CST
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Name: Teresa Cole
Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockie (Zone 4b)
@ 8000 ft.
Tveguy3:
That could be the problem, since we are close in climate zone, but I don't understand why it is only a few. Possibly the constitution of the iris itself, or small microclimates within the garden. Thanks
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tveguy3
Jun 6, 2022 11:08 AM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Mine mostly happened with the earlier bloomers, the later ones don't seem to be affected.
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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