Re: Questions on Siberians and Japanese Irises.
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- Subject: Re: Questions on Siberians and Japanese Irises.
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 22:37:42 -0700 (MST)
william b. cook wrote:
>
> Griff's message about his Irises staying green all winter reminded me
> to ask this. On all the Siberian and Japanese Irises (about four of each)
> I brought to Florida with me, all of the foliage is brown. (The lowest
> temperature was 25 F on Jan. 1). So far, I cannot detect any new growth at
> the base of the plants, but when I tug the dead leaves, the plants feel
> firmly in place. We are still frequently having night temperatures dipping
> into the mid to high 30's F (1 C to 4 C), so I guess this could slow them
> down.
> My questions are:
> 1. Are the plants dead?
> 2. Should I cut back the dead leaves and then feed them with Miracid?
> 3. Should I cut back the dead leaves (has to be done anyway) and wait and
> see what happens?
> I know that there is significant chance that these Irises will not
> last here anyway.
Mark,
I think I am 8/9 here also but sunset zone 15-17 so I don't know how close we
are. I have had only 4 nights at 30-32 (in Dec). My JIs just recently started
showing some new growth. The old dead leaves are still reasonably firmly
attached and I don't want to pull too hard at this point, they only were
potted up in Nov.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
There are currently 25 Iris pictures on my Website. Visit me at:
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