damaclese

i always loose the leafs on my plants here in zone 9 i leave the plants alone until spring but i do keep an eye on them if i notes the rot is moving down the stem i watch until it looks like its getting to with in 6" of the corm than i cut if i have to but that isn't likely to happen here the most i ever lost off a p-stem was 3" i know every ones freaking out but there tougher then you think they have survived for 10,000 in this hybridized state even up in high cold mountain regions for some variety's just take a deep breath and relaxes most will live and if it doesn't then it was a week plant any way and you don't want to promote week plants the cold can be productive think of all the things you can do in your garden in the cold like move roses around and plant trees and such its not a bad thing Bulbs move Cannes i wont go on I'm sure you get the idea

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