Why is it always the ones you want the most............. in the Irises forum

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Muddymitts

Apr 13, 2016 2:03 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)

So I checked out the Nursery Beds this morning -- and found two bloom fans rotted off at the base: Cold Fusion and Looky Loo. There are 98 other cultivars in those beds -- but what rots? The ones I most wanted to see. Been waiting for Looky Loo for SIX YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! And have been salivating over Cold Fusion ever since it was introduced.

Think I'll go eat worms.......................

Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)

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grannysgarden

Apr 13, 2016 2:11 PM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

Oh, no, Mary Ann. It does seem to be the one I get most excited over when I buy it that does not make it. Either that or it sits in the bed for five years and refuses to bloom. And just tell me one is scarce and watch it diminish no matter what I do for it.

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

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crowrita1

Apr 13, 2016 2:32 PM CST

Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)

You got that right !

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Hemophobic

Apr 13, 2016 2:45 PM CST

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

I've got some of the same problem!

Mary Ann, I know I've asked you before, but what is the iris in your avatar? It's so lovely.

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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yadah_tyger

Apr 13, 2016 2:48 PM CST

Name: John
Kansas City,MO (Zone 6a)

MM - I was this morning saying something like that to my wife. I found another Iris growing in my work area just under the deck. Didn't even have roots. Just two fans about 5 inches long growing on a piece of rhizome debris. And the ones I pamper....

Blessings to you

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Theodore Roosevelt

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Dachsylady86

Apr 13, 2016 2:53 PM CST

Name: Liz
East Dover, VT (Zone 5a)

That's so terrible!!

Very sorry to hear that Mary Ann.

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UndertheSun

Apr 13, 2016 2:59 PM CST

(Zone 9b)

That sucks Mary Ann.

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Boxergirl

Apr 13, 2016 3:03 PM CST

Name: Jen Jax
Northern Kentucky (Zone 6a)

I'm sorry Mary Ann!

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creativeclover

Apr 13, 2016 3:55 PM CST

Name: Richard
Joshua Tree (Zone 9a)

It sucks Mary Ann. Don't go and eat worms unless they are gummy worms. Just grab a root bear float instead and take a deep breath. Its a long time too wait and have nothing,

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UndertheSun

Apr 13, 2016 3:57 PM CST

(Zone 9b)

How about the worm on the bottom of a bottle of tequila?

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Moiris

Apr 13, 2016 4:17 PM CST

Name: Marilyn
Central California (Zone 9b)

My vote is for Chocolate!!! No worms for me!

So sorry Mary Ann...

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HighdesertNiki

Apr 13, 2016 4:29 PM CST

Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.

sorry Mary Ann. That's sad.

"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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tveguy3

Apr 13, 2016 4:40 PM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Don't you just hate that Mary Ann!

I have some that have rotted off for 3 years in a row. One has been going for 4 years, and this year

It could just bloom, but I'm not holding my breath as it's early, and we still have freezing nights and warmer days with too much moisture, so anything could happen.

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

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Lestv

Apr 13, 2016 5:25 PM CST

Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)

Well that just sucks. So sorry it happened.

I think the second worst thing is when one blooms, you fall head over heels for it, then it never blooms again. You hear that Grateful Red, I am talking about you!!!

"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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froggardener

Apr 13, 2016 6:05 PM CST

Name: JoJo
Texas (Zone 8b)

That is a pisser! So sorry

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them.
You're always learning !
Helen Mirren

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iciris

Apr 13, 2016 7:48 PM CST

Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)

I'm so sorry Mary Ann, and I don't even have those for a future share.

• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous

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Polymerous

Apr 13, 2016 7:51 PM CST

Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly"
South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b)
"The mountains are calling..."

Sorry for the loss of your anticipated bloom, Mary Ann. The garden sometimes sure seems like it is full of grief, doesn't it?

Evaluating an iris seedling, hopefully for rebloom

| @Polymerous | Post #1115426 (17)

cbunny41

Apr 13, 2016 11:55 PM CST

Name: Charlotte
Salt Lake City, Utah (Zone 7a)
genealogist specializing in French

Mary Ann,

What a shame. Reminded me of growing iris in New York. Around 1967-8 a first bloom on a new plant called Melissa was opening when we left for church. We came home and found that some neighborhood children had collected a bouquet of my iris including Melissa and went around trying to sell the flowers. I don't remember if I saw it bloom the next year or not.

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Muddymitts

Apr 14, 2016 9:14 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)