New growth on Siberians?

Today, I spent most of the day digging a new flowerbed near the mailbox so
that I could move some daylilies and extra perennials out of the prime spots
in my flowerbeds.  Of course, all of this work is so that I can plant my new
beardless irises.  I think I may have underestimated my available planting
space. This is easy to do when you're looking at the catalogs when you order
instead of the actual flowerbeds.  I'm having a tree cut on Monday. Maybe
this will give me some more space in which to plant!

I now have over half of my new Siberians and a few Louisianas in the ground.
Tomorrow, I will rearrange more perennials and dig and condition more space
for my remaining beardless.  Just thinking about it makes me feel "OLD and
ready to die".  "Those who cannot learn, must feel!" as my Mom always said.
I guess this applies to ordering more irises than you have room to plant.

Kathy G., that lady that you encountered who said that iris folk are "OLD
and ready to die" must have encountered iris folk after they had just
divided irises or double dug new flowerbeds.

If my new beardless do as well as my "no named" beardless did this year,
then I will have lots to share next Fall.

Question: How long before I see new top growth on my new Siberians?  Should
they put on new foliage before frost (mid-October to mid-November)?

-Donald


Donald Mosser
dmosser@southconn.com
North Augusta, SC, USA
Zone 7b-8
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