Re: mulching T.B. iris

                                                                                                
                    eleanor                                                                     
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Marge-thanks for the clue about mulching the Tall Bearded Iris!
As mine are beginning to bloom gloriously, of course I am also beginning
to get Iris catalogues.  I have a couple of questions-
Amongst the catalogs, who do you find to be the the best supplier of
quality iris?

/ I bought from Cooley's last year. (I also bought one variety from
Burpee's a few years ago and they have been very healthy and beautiful.)
The Cooley's rhizomes were huge and healthy.  Unfortunately, 3 out of 5 did
not live through the winter.  But I called them and, after I write a
request to them to replace, they will replace them.  Those (two) which
survived the winter did not bloom this year but I'm hoping for bloom next
year from them.

Who would you keep away from?
Knowing I am going to generally mulch the entire area, should I leave
more of the rhizome exposed that I might normally?
I mulch twice yearly with large chips mixed with compost (I have a
chipper/shredder that I put both these ingredients thru.) Usually in the
late winter when the winter tree limb loss gets chipped up and one of
the compost tubs is full-and then again in the mid fall often during a
fall garden cleaning. When putting iris in the ground,
All my beds are mixed beds-they might not have started out that way, but
I have a soft heart for companion plants and tend to just plop things
where I think I'll like them and they will grow.  Thus the iris will get
mulched along with everything else-though now that I have read your
post, I'll get out and clean up around them.
elle in cedar mill oregon

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