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Irises forum
Old wives tale or true?
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vossner
Apr 17, 2024 6:31 PM CST
Thread OP
E TX (Zone 8a)
Here is a pic of tb elegance in blue and Victoria falls. My neighbor told me this afternoon that as the clumps grow together and rhizomes "touch", the color will become one. Is that true?
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Frillylily
Apr 17, 2024 6:40 PM CST
Missouri (Zone 6a)
no.
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vossner
Apr 17, 2024 6:46 PM CST
Thread OP
E TX (Zone 8a)
Good!
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Lestv
Apr 17, 2024 7:29 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Absolutely not! Wonder where that idea came from. We would all be in trouble if it was true.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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BlueRidgeGardener23
Apr 17, 2024 7:34 PM CST
Name: Monty Riggles
Bassett, Virginia (Zone 7a)
Avid iris and daylily grower.
No way Jose. The "wives" didn't realize irises can crowd each other out.
Does anyone know how to stop spending money on flowers?
TB 'Money in Your Pocket'
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DaisyDo
Apr 17, 2024 8:11 PM CST
Name: Daisy
close to Baltimore, MD (Zone 7a)
Or rather, one can crowd the other out, which is where that untrue myth really originated.
-"If I can’t drain a swamp, I’ll go pull some weeds." - Charles Williams
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IrisLilli
Apr 18, 2024 5:46 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
This sounds like just another version of the old 'my irises have changed colours' myth?
Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!
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