Irises: Cover new irises with straw for first winter?, 1 by HappyJackMom

HappyJackMom wrote:
Thanks Dennis, I'd even be happy with an Amain since it's a rebloomer. All of our iris from Cooley's are pre-2004 or 05. And we have only had Earl of Essex and Immortality rebloom, and not every year. But, I think that mulching with pine straw and watering some during the winter will help. We had to spent most of last winter away from home, do to my DH's two surgeries, so we even missed some of the early blooms. Boo Hoo! I had asked some neighbors to photograph the flowers, but they proved to be crummy photographers, though they tried, and that's what counts. But I wait all winter long just to get to see the beautiful blooms. We have a few orchids too (my DH favorites), but I lean towards the TBI. I really like the blue iris, but we have so many that look alike, with missing labels, it drives me up the wall. I think this one is Memphis Blues (Schreiner 1987). I've always wondered what a cross with it would turn out to be.