Irises: Question about soil covering top of rhyzones..., 0 by HappyJackMom

HappyJackMom wrote:
Susan, so far this year, our iris are under 4' of snow. That's the most in the 16 years we've lived here. Now, we do not worry about the dirt on top of our iris. They have burrowed down to where they feel safe, is my opinion. Sure, some will die, but we will replace them with another the following fall. So don't worry. If you have the energy to go out and gently brush the dirt off the rhizomes, go ahead, but I don't think it's really necessary. We have clay soil and lotsa rocks.

May 25, 1009 ~ (in Happy Jack, AZ) - notice no rhizomes showing