Iris & Mulch
Colleen (Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:07:39 PST)

Sorry Peter, a poor choice of words, I didn't mean digging up the rhizomes,
I meant moving the leaves off the plant. :)

Colleen

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On Behalf Of Peter Taggart
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:22 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Iris & Mulch

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

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On Behalf Of James Waddick
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:19 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
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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