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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 05, 2003

I mailed out some Lousiana iris for a trade (with dry roots like bearded iris) THEN I read that the roots should never dry out. Has anyone had experience mailing these? Mine are going from WI to Alabama.

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Pardancanda "down the Shore", NJ(Zone 7a) Apr 05, 2003

I just mailed two portions of these, and was not sure how to do it. I had soaked the rhizomes overnight in a bucket of water, then put them wet into a paper towel (roots only) and then wrapped (roots) in plastic. Will Let you know how they arrived when I hear from the recipients.

I do think mailing them dry would also work; they might need to be soaked on arrival overnight to rehydrate.

Bearded Iris do well mailed dry. One thing that does not, despite what many people say, is hemerocallis (daylily). I even tried an experiment, sending a dozen cross-country, six wrapped in a damp towel and plastic (roots only) and 6 dry. The ones sent dry looked terrible, but recovered. The ones sent wet looked great and started to grow at once.

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Larkie Camilla, GA(Zone 8a) Apr 05, 2003

I have mailed many a box of Iris rhizomes, always bare root..They do great..
larkie

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 08, 2003

I will keep my eye on the forum for results. LA iris, are new to me.

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) Apr 09, 2003

I've received iris that I ordered from different companies and they have come bare root in net bags. I don't think it will be a problem, but the person receiving them should soak them for an hour before planting. That was the directions I received from one of the companies.

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southernOhio Proctorville, OH(Zone 5b) Aug 15, 2005

bump

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