Speaking of Dead irises, One of the last beds of mine to loose it's snow cover, one I started the summer of 02 (the hot summer) has lots of rot going on it appears. It was the last one to be rid of the snow, and was really mashed down and rabbit eaten I'm not sure what I can save yet. It's too muddy now to do anything with it right now. Might still save them, but most likely the bloom rhizomes are the ones gone. The rest of the beds seem OK.