Re: CULT Cutting foliage
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- Subject: Re: CULT Cutting foliage
- From: D* S* <d*@roanoke.infi.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 09:53:45 -0700 (MST)
Bill Shear wrote:
>
> It is neccessary to cut back foliage when MOVING iris plants because
> digging them up damages or destroys a good deal of the rootage. The
> foliage must be cut back to balance the water loss, or the plant will have
> a hard time recovering from the move. This doesn't have anything to do
> with cutting back the foliage on plants that remain in place in the garden.
> Bill,
Irises (Bearded) will put all new roots out when they are transplanted. In
fact, you can cut all the roots off and they will grow new ones. The cutting
of the fans makes the plant more steady in the ground and forces the roots to
grow faster.
Dennis Stoneburner
Roanoke, VA
