Iris & Mulch

Peter Taggart petersirises@gmail.com
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:21:42 PST
dont lift the Iris from the ground before they are expected to freeze!!!
-or frost heave will decimate them. just remove the leaves- including the
yellowed Iris leaves.

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Colleen <silkie@frontiernet.net> wrote:

> I will go out and be more diligent in finding my Iris and digging them out.
>
> Colleen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [pbs] Iris & Mulch
>
> > I have an unexpected large amount of leaves this fall, mostly large
> > elm leaves, so I have been piling them on my flower beds as a mulch.
> > Most of my Iris still have green leaves.  Is it OK to bury them under
> leaves?
>
>
> Dear Colleen,
>
>         I would not recommend this for any bearded iris. If you have a very
> dry winter you can give them a THIN layer of shredded leaves, but NEVER
> bury
> bearded iris. Most bearded iris are native to dry climates and moisture
> around the base of the leaves can lead to rot very easily.
>
>         I suspect they will just fine without any leaves on the bed.
>
>                 Good luck.              Jim W.
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