Wow, that must have been some wicked wind. I don't think I've ever seen iris blown over.

Right now I'm regretting not getting some of my plants staked. We had a strong rain and wind yesterday and now some plants are splayed out. But these are plants I should have dealt with sooner, like centaurea montana. Looks like someone stepped in the middle of the plant. I did make a note last year to make some grids for my floppies, but didn't get it done. Damn

I was going to post this question myself!!! A number of the leaves on my plant are bent right at the base, plus the leaves are turning brown. I just bought my plant 3wks ago, and it's my 1st time growing them!

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Peggy

Wow, that must of been a heck of a storm! I too have never seen sibs lay flat like that.

I would say not, they look pretty bent. I would just cut them back and hope for the best.

Sharon

Not to contradict Sharon, but my instinct would be to leave them several days and see if the leaves have actually been broken all the way through and killed. If they're still doing their job, they will continue making food for the plants even if they're flat. I have a hunch about half of those would perk back up if you left them. I guess it depends whether they're really spoiling the look of your garden.

You can cut off the flowers and bring a nice huge bouquet inside!

Oh my gosh, that is so sad! I would leave the greens if they arn't broken off already, just to feed the plant for next year. If they are broken, then as Sharon said, just cut off and hope for the best next year. It looks like a large clump, so should come back anyway.

We have been getting unpredictable weather here as well. Its been cold the last couple of days. Yesterday morning it was only +3. Brrrrrr. We have also been getting hail with the storms off and on...but so far been lucky...no damage.

Sierra

Thanks everyone. As I said, I gently tied them up to stakes, mostly because they were so heavy and were resting on a daylily and heuchera. I didn't want them damaged as well!

There are some broken flower stems, but the leaves seem pretty much fine. I'll keep a close eye on them. I mean no disrespect to crazy gardener, but I think I'll only cut them back if they turn brown.

Northspruce, I didn't even think about cutting bouquets - duh!

Sierra, that is so cold. Makes me shiver just to think about it! And hail - yikes! Hope you stay lucky and don't get any damage.

Peggy