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Apr 5, 2015 11:44 AM CST
Name: Lee-Roy
Bilzen, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Region: Belgium Composter Region: Europe Ferns Hostas Irises
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Hi everyone, a newbie here.

So, I've got a problem with my plant. I ordered 8 rhizomes online last fall (round about october). 3 of them I planted immediately in a 70l pot in my living room and the other 5 I tucked away for the winter in an open cardboard box with newspaper shreddings.

The 3 I planted started growing like mad and after two weeks they were already 50cm in height! After a month 90cm.
But then all of a sudden they stopped growing. No new leaves, the once that were unrolling didn't anymore and stayed as they were. They also seemed to have yellow streakings (ones that the first few leaves didn't have). Now months later, still nothing has happened. They look like they did months ago except for a few leaf burns and unfurled leaves have turned yellow on the inside (if unfurled manually). I moved them from the living room where there's little light to the kitchen which has indirect light, but nothing helps.

In the meantime I also potted up 2 more in februari. They also grew rapidly, but seem to have the same problem once they reach half a meter: unfurling leaves stay that way and yellow mottling. Whenever I have the chance though I put them outside in full sun hoping it would 'relief the symptoms'. I'm planning on planting them outside in full ground once the weather is warm enough and hopefully they'll recover.

The other three left over from storage I put in the soil today. Maybe those will grow as they should.

But, can anyone identify the problem?
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