Re: CULT: RE: Yearly cutting back
- Subject: Re: CULT: RE: [iris-talk] Yearly cutting back
- From: P* F*
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:00:39 -0700 (PDT)
I live in Suburban Maryland near Washington, D.C.
Which zone is this? I inherited these iris from my
mother and I don't even know their names...you all are
sooo knowledgable!! Thanks for the advise!
Pam
--- MemsCo_John Reeds <jreeds@microsensors.com> wrote:
> > From: pamfoley20878[SMTP:pamfoley20878@yahoo.com]
> > I was wondering when I cut back the
> > irises to 8" stalks so they bloom again next year?
> >
> >
> DON'T! Just remove any dead foliage, and allow the
> fans to feed their
> energy back into the rhizomes and increases. The
> rhizome with a bloomstalk
> generally will not bloom again next year, however
> until it dies completely
> it will continue to feed the growth of the increases
> that appear on the
> sides of the mother rhizome. Eventually (maybe a
> year later) you can crack
> out the old shriveled and dried mother rhizome, or
> consider separating and
> replanting the whole clump.
>
> You didn't tell us where you live. Sometimes, the
> best garden culture
> depends on your local climate zone.
>
> John Reeds, USDA 9b (southern California)
>
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