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10. Letting the foliage go feeds the bulb....let it go (does it die back?)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:15 PM

Apr 2013

then re-set them. They are really nice - I've seen them as cut flowers. good luck!

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3 years ago I planted 12 Dutch iris bulbs. [View all] Suich Apr 2013 OP

how deep did you plant them? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #1

About 2"-3". Suich Apr 2013 #2

are they getting enough sun? need at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #3

They get enough sun. n/t Suich Apr 2013 #5

Yes...they have to have that exposure or forget it...nt snappyturtle Apr 2013 #6

These are bulbs. Suich Apr 2013 #7

I'm bummed because all 12 of them bloomed the 1st year, Suich Apr 2013 #9

Letting the foliage go feeds the bulb....let it go (does it die back?) NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #10

They need a bonemeal or superphosphate fertilizer pscot Apr 2013 #11

Bonemeal it is! Suich Apr 2013 #12

Did you leave the vegetation until it turned yellow/brown? sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #13

Yup! n/t Suich Apr 2013 #14

Do you cut the leaf back in mid summer? BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #15