Re: CULT: borers
- Subject: Re: [iris] CULT: borers
- From: laurief l*@paulbunyan.net
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 03 12:55:53 -0600
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
>DO YOUR LEAVES ALL DIE BACK TO THE GROUND EVERY YEAR? THE NEW
>LEAVES COME ON HERE REAL EARLY LIKE JAN. AND THE OLD LEAVES DON'T ALL DIE
>EVEN
>IN MINUS 20 DEGREES WEATHER IN THE WINTER . WHERE ARE YOU FROM? THAT ALL THE
>LEAVES ARE GONE IN THE EARLY SPRING? LET US KNOW AND WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN
>FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU SOMETIME TODAY.OK??
I'm in northern Minnesota, and yes, all iris foliage dies back to the
ground in winter. At present, I only have about an inch of growth on
bearded irises and none on Sibs. We have, however, had temps in the 70's
on a couple of occasions within the last couple weeks, so it's possible
there has already been some borer hatch.
Laurie
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laurief@paulbunyan.net
http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/shadowood/irisintro.html
USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
acidic clay soil
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