Jane, I too am in Mass; so we obviously are having similar experiences (as per what you wrote.) Guess I'll just have to go with good old bamboo stakes for a couple of weeks. It's definitely been a "dank dark spring" here for sure - We are still in the low to mid 60's in the morning - which I absolutely love. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> wrote: > I live in Massachusetts, zone 5. > It´s better not to overfertilize irises, to keep them a bit shorter. > Tomato fertilizer is my favorite. > I agree that the conditions in which the iris was bred or raised are > important. Irises blooming for the first time in my garden may have been > overfertilized and tend to grow tall. The second year, they are better. A > dank, dark Spring produces taller ones, too. > As for rebloomers, California-bred irises, much as I love the bubble > ruffles and all, do not rebloom here in Massachusetts for me. The best > rebloomer here is an old one, "immortality," white and lovely. > Jane > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/