dried iris roots
#1
Is there any hope for the iris that I dug up and didn't get transplanted until the roots dried? Also, because of iris borer, I did a lot of trimming on the rhizome. Will the plant grow if all of the leaves have been removed? Thanks for the advice.
#2
Hi M,
According to this site, they can be out of the ground for a week or two. I don't think the leaves should matter. It's worth a try.
http://www.irises.org/growing.htm
A friend sent me some, and they were dry by the time they got here. They're growing.
I lost several to soft spot this year also. I'm going to work a lot of compost in so that doesn't happen again. They need a good draining soil.
Gami
According to this site, they can be out of the ground for a week or two. I don't think the leaves should matter. It's worth a try.
http://www.irises.org/growing.htm
A friend sent me some, and they were dry by the time they got here. They're growing.
I lost several to soft spot this year also. I'm going to work a lot of compost in so that doesn't happen again. They need a good draining soil.
Gami
#3
dried iris roots
Hi, Gami! I thought you might come to my aid! I have an iris bed ready to plant: tilled it yesterday and the iris are all ready to plant. Thought I'd put them in rows, which is a change from my random plantings. Thanks again for the iris site. I can see that it's a good one, but it freezes once it's loaded and I can't even scroll the page, otherwise, I would have gone there for help.