Does anyone know if potted irises loose their foliage in the winter? I
treated mines for iris borer and some are loosing their leaves. Thank
you!

Yes Iris will lose their old fans in winter, even inside. My 200+ iris are
just now starting to grow new fans.


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"GH" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if potted irises loose their foliage in the winter? I
treated mines for iris borer and some are loosing their leaves. Thank
you!

"GH" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if potted irises loose their foliage in the winter? I
treated mines for iris borer and some are loosing their leaves. Thank
you!


Where are you and why are the in pots?

This is not necessarily true. My outdoor iris loose their old fans when
they're 1-3 years old depending on the harshness of the winter. Right now
some have new fans 6" tall while others are only a few inches and all still
have last years fans. I have seedlings in a cool greenhouse. And while they
ocassionally lose a leaf here and there, the fan never goes dormant. We're
not tropical here in SC. We've had nights into the mid 20's this year with
some days barely topping 50. But this is the weather iris grow best in
here.. They'll quit once the 80's & 90's settle in in May.
Gary

"Starlord" wrote in message
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Yes Iris will lose their old fans in winter, even inside. My 200+ iris are
just now starting to grow new fans.


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"GH" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if potted irises loose their foliage in the winter? I
treated mines for iris borer and some are loosing their leaves. Thank
you!

"V_coerulea" wrote in message
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This is not necessarily true. My outdoor iris loose their old fans when
they're 1-3 years old depending on the harshness of the winter. Right now
some have new fans 6" tall while others are only a few inches and all
still
have last years fans. I have seedlings in a cool greenhouse. And while
they
ocassionally lose a leaf here and there, the fan never goes dormant. We're
not tropical here in SC. We've had nights into the mid 20's this year with
some days barely topping 50. But this is the weather iris grow best in
here.. They'll quit once the 80's & 90's settle in in May.
Gary

Twenty degrees is tropical compared to SW Ohio where we have temperature as
low as 15 below for at least a few days each winter. Since it was warm
today (55F) I checked out all my irises. They have all lost the old growth.
Most have new fans ranging from 1/2 to about three inches. That seems
typical here. I have never heard of anyone growing Irises in pots indoors.
That just doesn't seem right to me. Makes me think our old friend Byrdi
(sp?) is posting under a new name.

I live in the High Mojave Desert and all of my iris start losing their older
fans when the night temps drop from 55F down to the low 20f at night. Right
now I've been removing the old fans to let the new ones that are coming up
get the sunlight they need.


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"V_coerulea" wrote in message
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This is not necessarily true. My outdoor iris loose their old fans when
they're 1-3 years old depending on the harshness of the winter. Right now
some have new fans 6" tall while others are only a few inches and all
still have last years fans. I have seedlings in a cool greenhouse. And
while they ocassionally lose a leaf here and there, the fan never goes
dormant. We're not tropical here in SC. We've had nights into the mid 20's
this year with some days barely topping 50. But this is the weather iris
grow best in here.. They'll quit once the 80's & 90's settle in in May.
Gary

"Starlord" wrote in message
...
Yes Iris will lose their old fans in winter, even inside. My 200+ iris
are just now starting to grow new fans.


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http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
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http://www.cafepress.com/ingarden
Blast Off Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/starlords




"GH" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if potted irises loose their foliage in the winter? I
treated mines for iris borer and some are loosing their leaves. Thank
you!

"Starlord" wrote in message
...
I live in the High Mojave Desert and all of my iris start losing their
older
fans when the night temps drop from 55F down to the low 20f at night.
Right
now I've been removing the old fans to let the new ones that are coming up
get the sunlight they need.


That sounds about right. They always look good until the mid fall, when
they finally give up. New fans start to grow almost immediately.