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Originally Posted by braingonebad
If that's your fist siberian iris, you are going to love it! Mine is almost 4' high. My sil gave me a 3 leaf start a few years ago and it is now a 1' x1' clump.
The blooms open in the am and close late afternoon, to look almost like grapes hanging in clusters. Even the foliage is cool - the secondary leaves come off at a sharp angle, very striking.
It's a great, no-problem plant that looks really exotic.
I do the same with my seeds, btw. I walk around about this time crumbling the dried pods into the beds. The neighborhood kids call me *that old flower lady* cuz they always see me out in the flowers.
Hey, any hints for keeping dahlia tubers good over winter? I planted 3 the beginning of summer and just dug up 50.
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You can store any bulb or tuber in heavy paper grocery bags. Make sure when you bring these in that you 1st shake of as much dirt as possible. Next lay them out on newspaper until they are all dry!! Pop them into bags and store in basement or garage where there is a little heat. Nothing below 40. If they freeze they are dead. I used to take my geraniums out of ground or pots and do this. Later I just brought whole pots in and stored them the same way. Begonias too. Dont water them and near spring you will see white growth (because of darkness). Bring them back outside when frost is over and wala, same pots of flowers at no cost!! Be sure to dig up cana lilies and calla lilies also. If they freeze they will also die. Happy planting