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Gardening

onetexan

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13. Thank you for the excellent advice re: half exposing the rhizomes

Reply to WhiteTara (Reply #12)

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 04:24 AM

Apr 2020

I'm in zone 8b so it would make sense to do so. so glad these plants are hardy, drought tolerant & require little maintenance. The only flowers i've planted this year so far are daylilies &lantanas, as i know these 2 perennials survive the intense heat.

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Question for iris officionados regarding soaking white iris rhizomes [View all] onetexan Apr 2020 OP

How much foliage? 2naSalit Apr 2020 #1

Its about 2-3 ft high onetexan Apr 2020 #4

You should take them out of water and trim the foliage 2naSalit Apr 2020 #7

Thank you for the tips! I will go & place them on newspapers to dry right now. onetexan Apr 2020 #8

The rhizomes will be fine for weeks msdogi Apr 2020 #2

Yikes, thank u for the info re: rot onetexan Apr 2020 #5

Normally you trim the foliage to 3-4" in a fan shape. OregonBlue Apr 2020 #3

Agree onetexan Apr 2020 #6

Me too. The foliage is beautiful and I use it as a backdrop OregonBlue Apr 2020 #9

I would take them out of the water WhiteTara Apr 2020 #10

whoa, rhizome on top of the soil? onetexan Apr 2020 #11

Thanks for the video. I never made mounds WhiteTara Apr 2020 #12

Thank you for the excellent advice re: half exposing the rhizomes onetexan Apr 2020 #13

Excellent choices WhiteTara Apr 2020 #14