Twobtold wrote in message
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Hi --
Anyone have a secret for keeping tall irises from falling over?
I have a plot 10' x 3' of bearded irises. They bloomed pretty good
this year but last Tuesday they were really something. Forty inches
tall -- give or take an inch -- with 2 or 3 blooms on each stalk.

From: "redclay"

Buy what is known as "bell wire" from your local hardware store and loop it
around the stalks until all are supporting each other. Looks kind of funny
but it is the quickest way I have found for a large grouping.

Bell wire (actually I stripped telephone wire) did the trick. Don't think I'm
going to get any more blooms this season but next season I'll 'wire' up the
stalks before they bloom.
Thanks for all the suggestions.