Re: newbie here

Hello Mary, and welcome.
Your countless clumps of purple irises will do fine whatever (almost) you do
to them. You are right that they probably need separating and rebedding to
get them to bloom well again. If the recipients of your other clumps planted
them, they will probably bloom well also.
I'm not sure where you live (it's good to put this in your postings), but
about a month after the normal bloom time is right for most bearded iris.
You can remove any dead leaves, but normally leave good green leaves until
they go naturally.

Jim Gibbons
Comfy in Carolina, Zone 8a and sandy, still cleaning up after Isabel, with
most of my iris in pots!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Anne" <malm@uniserve.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:06 AM
Subject: [iris] newbie here


> Hi,
> I just found this site and hope someone can help me out.
>
> We bought a place this spring and it has oodles of wonderful purple
> irises.  They have been left without tending for I don't know how many
> years.  I do love these plants and now I need to know what to do with
> them.  I did give away a hoard of clumps this spring but didn't do
> anything with the ones left.  They do have to be moved and since major
> landscaping has to be done here I have just left them in place until I
> know where I want to put them.
>
> A lot of the leaves have died off now and I want to know first if I
> should leave them to die off naturally for the winter or  can I cut them
> back so they don't look so unsightly?  Also what is the best time of the
> year to move and divide the roots?   There were not many blooms: I guess
> because they need separating.
>
> I will take any suggestions I can get.
> Thank You, Mary
>
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