> I have been advised by another nurseryman that control of "ink spot" on > reticulata Iris is only really achieved by replanting in fresh ground every > year, (though I do feel from observation of reticulata Iris, that Ink spot > primarily is brought about by irregular temperatures and periods of drought > during spring growth ) If I remember well ,Willem van Eden (a famous reticulata grower) explained me that it was irregular temperatures and periods of humidity in the dormant period Roland -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com