Irises: Short stalks on tall bearded - why?, 1 by gussie34

gussie34 wrote:
I think you answered your own question with the question-- the weather has been queer here, too; all my irises have started late, with one exception,, a rebloomer, Ocean Pacific. I'm in 9b and it started March 23 despite some mornings below freezing, into April--not the usual weather. I have a 7 foot long raised bed in which I planted 7 fans in fall 2010. (The 2nd pic is 1/3 of the bed.) All fans bloomed in spring '& November, 2011. This spring there are 28 stalks, each with 6-7 large ruffled flowers, still going now. Also in '11 I had a clump in a 15" tub which got handtrucked in to the south living room window, where it bloomed in December & January.