What's the best time of year to transplant Iris?
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My Iris haven't bloomed for 3 years - don't know if they are getting enough sun, are too deep, or what is wrong! Any help would be appreciated!
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Your two thoughts are on the right track. Iris like to sit almost on top of the dirt & need a fair amount of sun. another thought is they may need to be divided.
yes sounds right, mine are just coming into bloom on a south facing bed almost out of the ground, very hot, lift and split them at the end of summer and replant with the rhizome top third on top of soil, did mine last year and got lots of new plants too. Good luck.
iris are prone to many ills. my uncle would pay 50$ for a single rhizome. he would dip them in a 10% bleach solution before planting.
My Iris' recently started to bloom and look gorgeous. I'm guessing that yours need to be divided. If you dig them up, you will probably see that several roots are stuck together. When they get too crowded they will not bloom. Separate the roots, store them in a paper bag and keep them cool and dry until early Fall and then you can replant them, spreading them out a little. If you don't have enough room for all the new plants, you can give some away to friends and neighbors.
Transplanting should be done in mid september.
iris are bi annual the will rest a year and then come up. Don't plant the whole bulb...just bury the roots. My mom thinks they might be planted too deep.