OT-BIO: Another new iris lover

Hello all,
I am new to this list.  Live in Zone 7 (north of Atlanta).  I don't see a lot of
Iris planted in people's gardens here (I am from Canada originally).  My husband
brought from his old homestead in Mississippi some Iris that his great, great
grandmother had planted (they were not in bloom at the time).  We planted them
and oh my god, the following year they were absolutely gorgeous.  I am almost
certain they are bearded iris - although I am fairly new to iris altogether.  I
have planted more iris from the local nursery and they are beautiful as well.
All my iris bloom for approx. 6 to 8 weeks in the spring (May timeframe), which
someone tells me is unusual to bloom for so long.  There are two questions that
I would like to ask you experienced iris lovers (what do we call ourselves
irisees? :o)
a) could someone suggest a very good book that explains all about iris and then
some?
b) when the iris are finished blooming, I know you can snap the stocks where the
flower bloomed from, but what about the leaves that are brown tipped.  They
detract from the beauty of the leaves alone - do you cut them back? or rip them
out? or leave them

Thanks in advance for any advise.

Pat, Georgia, Zone 7A


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