Here in the Northeast, yes. But I don't know about the West Coast, since I imagine they are still growing ? ______________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? santoury@aol.com The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Colleen <silkie@frontiernet.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sun, Nov 25, 2012 11:16 am Subject: [pbs] Iris Hi All! 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? Thanks, Colleen High desert, NE California, zone 5-6