Re: Bearded iris question


At 11:21 PM 07/02/1999 -0500, Pat wrote:
>Is there a specific time of the year I should cut back bearded Iris
>foliage?  Any time better or worse than others?  Is it similar to dafs
>and tulips that I must leave it long enough for the corms/rhizomes to
>gather energy?

I cut mine back to about 3 or 4 inches when I'm getting the garden ready
for winter.  For me, that would be early October. 

I may be a bit weird as I rather like iris foliage.

Leslie 
zone 3 southern Manitoba

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