Perennials: Is this virus ???, 1 by CountryGardens

CountryGardens wrote:
I am sorry I am so late noticing this thread. You definitely have thrip damage. They are a very small bug that feasts on the flowers & flower buds. That is why they do not open & are mis-shapen.
All you can do is spray with an insecticide. Ask at a garden center. End of the summer, dig the corms up & store them until next year. Again, ask at a garden center about dusting or drenching them before you store them. The thrips will live in the corms.
I had trouble with thrips in a batch of corms I bought from a wholesaler.
I now buy only from Nagel's. Their retail is Noweta Gardens. http://www.nowetagardens.com/

Good Luck,
Bernie