Iris question?? Not blooming...?
Last year I bought an iris from an iris farm, The iris is supposed to bloom twice a year, in the fall and spring. It has been almost a year and still no blooms, but seems to me multiplying well. Should I did it up and transplant it to where it gets more sun, and is it okay to do this during this time of year? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Poor flowering is normally due to planting in excessive shade, using excessive nitrogen fertilizer, or planting the rhizomes too deep. Limited flowering may also occur if plants become too crowded and need dividing. Irises sometimes take a year off bloom after transplantation to settle into their new homes so you don't get bloom the spring after planting.
Bearded irises can be divided any time after your last frost date in the spring, but the optimal time to divide them is 6-8 weeks after bloom. Avoid transplanting irises in very hot weather (90+ F degrees), but do get them transplanted back ...(Answered by gardengallivant) |
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Do Iris's change color after transplanting?
Two years ago I transplanted many different colors of Iris's to a different area of my yard. They are mostly all white now. What would cause that to happen? Could it be a change of soil?
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Normally Irises do not change color. It could be that some of the white irises you planted simply 'took' better than the other colors. Irises multiply normally by rhizome division, not seed. When they multiply this way, the new iris is basically a 'clone' of the 'mother' iris and will be identical in color to the previous year's iris. Some iris plants are more prolific and it could be that the white ones are crowding out the other ones. A change in soil normally would not affect the color....(Answered by azmastergardener) |
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Can you store Iris 'bulbs' out of the ground?
I live in th southeast corner of Washington. In the fall I divided several large clumps of Iris. (the large type - not sure of name). Before I could finish replanting them all we had an unexpected early cold snap. It hasn't warmed up past freezing much. Currently they are loosely grouped in between several layers of newspaper, in a cardboard box and in the house. Will they survive until the spring? Should I store them in the unheated basement? What can you tell me? Thanks for your time.
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dig a hole about a foot deep, put the tubers in the hole ,cover them with an upside-down flower pot. then fill in the hole. dont pack the dirt down--let it settle naturally.
the flower pot will hamper rodents from getting at the tubers, and will make it easy to locate them without cutting them with the shovel.
in the early spring dig up the tubers and replant at the appropriate depth.
dont try to save the tubers indoors over the winter--this is rarely successful unless you can provide the exact balance of humidity and air circulation(not easy to do in houses ...(Answered by mickey) |
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daffodil, iris and tulip question?
I need to move some daffodil, iris and tulip plants the daffodils have bloomed but I dont have a place to put them after I move them for now.can I trim them above the bulb and put them into a storm shelter until next year or just put the whole plant in there I dont want to throw them away but I just dont have the time right now to replant them and they need to come out
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If you MUST move the daffodils NOW, I would carefully dig them up with as much dirt a round the roots as possible. You could put them in the storm shelter, but here is another idea. In an out-of-the -way part of your yard (that gets sun), dig a trench a little deeper than the bulbs+dirt. Put the bulbs+dirt in the trench, cover with mulch and water well. Let the daffodils continue to grow until the leaves die down (so the bulbs have lots of food for next years flowers). When the leaves are ...(Answered by Cindy B) |
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