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To: WFTR

These are special to me. They were from the garden of my former mother-in-law who died of cancer years ago. Pale yellow bearded iris that we planted over a decaying tree stump site. They didn’t bloom the first two years but now the blooms are as large as my fist and plentiful.

Do you know: should the blooms be removed when they fade? I’ve done that this year and I’ve had more blooms than ever before...? Also, I don’t know if they should be in full sun as I have them so I moved some to shade in back to see how they do there.


143 posted on 04/22/2008 7:24:59 AM PDT by Froufrou
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To: Froufrou
Hand-me-down flowers are always nice. I read part of some book about southern gardening, and the book talked about the southern tradition of sharing flowers with friends and family. Most of my day lilies came from my mom's garden, but I've bought a few for her.

I think my mom usually removes blooms when the start to wilt. I don't know if that practice is right for irises specifically, but many flowers bloom better if the dying blooms are removed.

I think iris do fine in direct sunlight. You might check on some of the online catalog places. They would have sun exposure recommendations for all kinds of flowers.

145 posted on 04/22/2008 6:12:52 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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