I got Secret Rites from Schreiners last fall and it had a very large rhizome. We had a very wet winter in NC this year and when I checked on Secret Rites this spring the rhizome was all spongy soft. It had no rotting smell, and there was new growth. I scooped out the soft spot and rinsed the remainder with bleach & water solution. Since then it continues to both grow and "rot." Yesterday I pulled out the remaining soft material (some attached hollowed out roots came out as well), and underneath there was a small hard rhizome that is attached to the new growth. I have never heard of a rhizome growing inside another rhizome, and there was only one when I planted it. Anyone else experience something like this? Should I let the plant keep growing or move it out of the garden in case this soft rot affects any of the other plants? So far none of the others are affected in any way and all have been sprayed with fungicide & pesticide.
Also - anyone else growing iris in NC? Thanks - L
