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Non Flowering Iris
What do I need to do with an Iris that has not had any flowers on it this year?
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How do I know when my winter flowering pansies have had enough? They are still flowering profusely but surely they will give up soon. I keep deadheading them and they keep flowering. Will they last all summer?
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How do I know when my winter flowering pansies have had enough? They are still flowering profusely but surely they will give up soon. I keep deadheading them and they keep flowering. Will they last all summer?
Answers
Sorry for the delay Tilly, had to go out. I'd wait to the Autumn, then carefully lift out the rhizomes with a fork, sort out the best rhizomes with plenty of roots and separate from the clump using a sharp knife. cut the leaves back by about 50% then plant them shallowly, leaving the tops of the rhizomes exposed, space the at about 10ins to a foot apart and firm in...
16:33 Mon 18th May 2015
Sorry for the delay Tilly, had to go out.
I'd wait to the Autumn, then carefully lift out the rhizomes with a fork, sort out the best rhizomes with plenty of roots and separate from the clump using a sharp knife.
cut the leaves back by about 50% then plant them shallowly, leaving the tops of the rhizomes exposed, space the at about 10ins to a foot apart and firm in well.
You may need to repete this every 3 years or so.
I'd wait to the Autumn, then carefully lift out the rhizomes with a fork, sort out the best rhizomes with plenty of roots and separate from the clump using a sharp knife.
cut the leaves back by about 50% then plant them shallowly, leaving the tops of the rhizomes exposed, space the at about 10ins to a foot apart and firm in well.
You may need to repete this every 3 years or so.
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