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07/05/2008, 15:50 LyndaandRichard Joined on 01/05/2005 Posts 763 Re: Irises  Cat wrote: We've loads of irises, some started flowering well over a month ago, others (that looked as if they were never going to amount to anything more than a few green spears) have suddenly sprung into life, with flowers popping out all over the place.  They must have been waiting for the sunshine.   I think so. Didn't have much sun last year either thinking about it. Your Property in France    Report

07/05/2008, 21:08 chrisb Joined on 14/08/2003 Posts 195 Re: Irises Probably the leading iris experts in France are to be found at Cayeux Iris. They're predicting that the dwarf and intermediate types will be at their best from this week until about the 16th and that the tall bearded types will be in full bloom from around the 20th. You can go and see them - their nursery is in the Loire - we'll be back in UK by then but are planning to make the visit next year. They also exhibit at Chelsea. Their website is at www.iris-cayeux.com. If the corms are showing at ground level don't cover them in soil - they like to 'bake' in the sun and this is needed if you want flowers next year.    Report

07/05/2008, 22:52 mona Joined on 29/10/2004 Posts 34 Re: Irises Please, can anyone tell me if there is a particular name for the common iris that you see by the roadside etc, is mauve/purple and has a very delicate scent?    Report

08/05/2008, 16:02 suzy Joined on 02/06/2006 west midlands Posts 50 Re: Irises My father used to cut his back to about 6 inches from the ground after flowering, this seems to help to produce plenty of flowers for the next year. Sue    Report

09/05/2008, 10:56 water rat Joined on 17/09/2005 Posts 24 Re: Irises Please don't cut them. The half cut leaves look terrible and do the plant no good. Just enjoy the spears after the flowers have finished. They still add a different texture to the garden and are a good background for later flowers. If you have room in front of them ,just bung in some marigold or cosmos seeds. Today is the day to do it with the new moon.. Bon Courage irisluvva    Report

09/05/2008, 11:13 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,495 Re: Irises  As soon as the Iris have finished flowering you should divide the clumps not cut them.... www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

09/05/2008, 11:13 Scooby Joined on 25/09/2007 Peak District Posts 244 Re: Irises Ours flowered a few weeks ago.  You can leave the green leaves but cut off the flower heads so the plant doesn't waste energy making seeds.    Report

13/05/2008, 9:43 suzy Joined on 02/06/2006 west midlands Posts 50 Re: Irises I like the idea of Cosmos, so this year I shall risk thunderbolts from heaven and not cut them back (sorry Dad !) Sue    Report

15/05/2008, 15:21 phylisbide Joined on 10/01/2005 Posts 26 Re: Irises If they are bearded iris, the rhizomes should be in the sun to thrive - they like a good dry summer. Folklore also says that they should point South - the opposite end from where the leaf comes. I have a border full of them, planted quite randomly rather than as per the folklore,  and they get no attention at all through the summer in 24, but every year they come up trumps - or is that trumpets - of big, blowsy flowers. Phylis Bide (a rose)    Report

19/05/2008, 20:07 LyndaandRichard Joined on 01/05/2005 Posts 763 Re: Irises The flowers are on the brink of coming out now. Looks like there'll be around 12 flowers, 8 black and 4 yellow. Very chuffed. By the way, is the term 'flags' used on irises? I remember my mum calling something in her garden flags, and I think they might have been irises, but am not sure. Impossible to ask her now too, so if anyone has heard of that term, be nice to put that puzzle together. Ta. R. Your Property in France    Report

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