Re: [gardeners] Iris Maintenance
Linda Baranowski-Smith (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:51:25 -0400
>According to "The Gardener's Iris Book", published by the Taunton Press in
>1998, by William Shear ...<snip>
Thank-you, Martha, for setting this straight. The book is wonderful and I
should have been quicker to look it up than to just say what we do! My
apologies to Pauline and Gary if I was misleading, in any way, about
cutting them back. Sorry.
We do cut ours back after the leaves have yellowed but then our local
climate may be a factor. Our bearded iris never fail to be huge (about 4'
tall) and with emormous spring blooms. Just wish we knew a good way to
keep the weeds at bay!
Linda in NW Ohio near Toledo/Lake Erie, USDA Zone 5
llbs@mail.glasscity.net