Picture 4: The cleaned
plants are separated.
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This is easily done, kind of like breaking a cucumber in half.
Pictures 5 and 6: As the cleaned
plants are separated, the older “Mother” rhizome is exposed.
The “Mother” rhizome and the two “Increase”
from the previous year will be discarded.They will not bloom the next year if planted again. While they do contain the genetic signature of MOLLY DARLIN’ and
may produce increase for two years from now, they are not needed. Like many Tall Bearded Irises, this cultivar
(MOLLY DARLIN’) will produce plenty of increase in a couple of seasons.
Pictures 7 & 8: Each plant
is cleaned and old dry leaves are removed. Then the roots and leaf fan on each are trimmed as shown.
Picture 9:Here are the 8 increase from the one rhizome planted in 2006. These 8,
harvested in August 2008 and replanted a week later, produced quite a few rhizomes for resale in 2009.
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Notice
how the water beads form on the leaves. This is because Tall Bearded Iris leaves have a thin waxy substance
for protection. Before the plants are
shipped, they will be allowed to dry and will be labeled with their American Iris Society registered name. We
clean and trim irises in this way for shipping, as well as for replanting in our garden.
Here is MOLLY DARLIN’ after a spring rain
in 2007:
| Molly Darlin after a rain |
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