Re: dead heaing iris

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Posted by Newt on April 23, 2003 at 09:45:09:

In Reply to: dead heaing iris posted by stephanie on April 19, 2003 at 11:34:49:

: I'm new to the world of the iris. I'm not sure where to cut to dead head them. I have one stem with 3 buds and one bloom. Do I cut just below the bloom or wait and cut the whole stem when they have all bloomed? Thanks.

Hi Stephanie,

I usually just wait until the entire stalk is done blooming and then cut it at the base. You might want to take a look around here. You could do a search on deadheading.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/iris/

Newt

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: : I'm new to the world of the iris.  I'm not sure where to cut to dead head them.  I have one stem with 3 buds and one bloom.  Do I cut just below the bloom or wait and cut the whole stem when they have all bloomed?  Thanks.

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: Hi Stephanie,

: I usually just wait until the entire stalk is done blooming and then cut it at the base.  You might want to take a look around here.  You could do a search on deadheading.

: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/iris/

: Newt



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