Planting Bulbs in the Garden in Fall: Plant when you receive the bulbs in fall. Success with bulbs depends on good soil preparation. Select a site in full sun to light shade with good drainage where water does not stand on the surface after a rain event. Bulbs thrive in well-drained, moist soils. Iris Growing Tips Plant them in a sunny spot in late summer. Prepare their beds. Use a low-nitrogen fertilizer and apply it twice a year—in early spring. Give them room to breathe. Bearded iris require good air circulation. Do not mulch. Mulching retains moisture, and too much moisture will.

Pretty, Prolific and EasyLooking for pretty irises, ones that bloom abundantly and are easy? You've found them. With needs that are easily met - sunshine, moderate to generous amounts of moisture and soil that has a bit of humus - these spring bloomers will handle the cold of the upper Midwest and the heat of the South Central states with ease. And they'll grow into a giant clump over several seasons, allowing you to divide and move your irises to other parts of the garden or share with gardening friends. If you haven't tried these yet, slip a half dozen into that little bare spot you keep thinking about filling.

Come spring, you'll have beautiful flowers that won't need spraying, deadheading, staking or fussing of any sort. Success Snapshot.

4643 shares How to Plant Iris flowers correctly is not difficult. This is an easy technique on how to plant Irises for the best flowering and healthy plants and years of enjoyment.I have shared plenty of the iris in my garden and I thought to share how I plant bearded iris for those that are beginners in gardening or with Iris flowers.Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows the ins and out of planting and caring for different plants.I am reminded when I give some to a friend and they end up killing them because they really did not know the right way to plant Iris bulbs and I failed to tell them.So here you go, How to plant iris correctly yet easily! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my for more info. When to Plant IrisesIris are usually shipped from growers in August and September.This gives most gardeners the chance to get the in the ground in time for the rhizomes to settle in and start rooting.This is also the time that you would dig up and divide your currently growing Iris in your garden.After you have either dug up and divided your rhizomes or you have just received some from an iris farm you need to plant them correctly to get the most from them.

Garden Location for Iris flower plantingPick a spot in the garden that gets a good 6 hours of sun each day and has good drainage.Iris can withstand drought but not soggy feet.Note: You can plant them with other plants that like more water by planting them in small hill of soil. They can drain off while the other plants get all that water.Prepare the SoilI have sprinkled some bulb fertilizer on top of the soil. This is optional, it is said to help but can attract critters, usually it has a bone meal base that is irresistible to wildlife. How to Plant Iris RhizomesPlant your Iris rhizomes in the soil making sure to keep them close to the surface.Note: I have been battling voles this year.

They have been eating my plants including the Iris rhizomes,.This is important enough to repeat. Do not bury deep your Iris rhizomes too deep.This is the mistake many make. Iris like to be close to the surface.I leave a bit of the tops showing when I plant, that way I know they are not too deep.Iris love the sun on their backs, the top part of the rhizome. If you live in a very hot area you can cover the backs of the rhizomes lightly with soil.In cold, cold climates do mulch a bit before hard cold starts but be sure and rake it back as soon as warmer weather begins. Replanting Iris after dividingWhen replanting Iris that I have divided I like to plant three together.Plant them with the pointy nose of the rhizomes facing each other in a circle. Spacing is not critical but I like to place mine about 3 inches apart.I firm them in with my foot, you can see my footprints in this photo.Planting them this close together means you will get a good show of blooms next Spring but you will also need to divide them sooner than if you planted the further apart. Next Spring you will have some lovely Iris to enjoy.Most reputable Iris farms and gardens send out good sized rhizomes that will bloom the first year.When dividing your Iris you may have some smaller sized ones attached to the larger rhizomes.The smaller ones will many times take another season to grow in size before blooming.

So don’t get discouraged if yours don’t bloom the first season.I hope this helps all those out there that were skittish about growing Iris.Growing Iris is truly very simple and so rewarding.Happy Iris Planting! Necessity is truly the mother of invention.

I have to do garden chores when I have the time or when I moved just dig up and take them with me despite it not being the “right” time of year. Sometimes I did things by accident and they worked. So it is a matter of trial and error. But what fun it is. We are to have a HOT day today, it will be near 100 here on this mountain, which is RARE indeed. But then it will cool down by Monday, which is better for the garden. I could use a good rain to water my garden right now.

Enjoy your rainy weather, the sun will shine again for you. Just found your blog from Hometalk and am having fun looking around.

I live in a city in the high dessert at 5600 feet which sounds a little like your climate. Most people who blog about gardening are in more humid areas! For years I thought I hated gardening and yard work and so didn’t pay any attention to the yard. The past couple of years I’ve realized I do like working in my little yard but am having to overcome 20 years of so so attention. I love my Iris and will have to separate them this year. That would take care of that empty space next to them!

Thanks for the info. Thank you so much for this information! I have several Iris plants that were my mother’s! Usually every mother’s day I would have at least one purple Irish that would grow at that time.

It always made me think that my mother was watching over me. I have since moved from California to Fort Mohave, AZ. My plant took a beating from the move and I am trying to save these few plants I have left because they mean so much to me. I have been feeding them miracle grow in hopes it will revive them soon. Can you give me any instructions or ideas to help me save these plants?

I would be so grateful and happy if I can save my Mother’s plants!Thank you for your posts I love following you on here and on Pinterest. Dig up sod, ha ha hawhat a waste of time. I just dump a big pile of compost in that area and make a raised bed. I might, but rarely, put down some newspaper or cardboard first but really who even needs that. The deep compost kills out any grass and the worms dig up thru and turn the dirt for me. П™‚ I should not say any grass. When I lived in the San Joaquin valley I had Bermuda grass, ugh, that would not die from being buried underneath anything, but neither could you dig it up enough to kill it.

The roots went down 15 feet. Hated that stuff, but it won’t live up here. My iris only bloomed sparsely this year – definitely time to divide them.

Thank you for your video and what kind of fertilizer to use. Mine are going to a new spot in my garden.We used cardboard across the entire small lawn area and killed all the grass. Now we have nonly chips and wonderful low-water native plants. I live in California where we have a constant drought (except lots of rain this year).My neighbor has Bermuda grass that is constantly in my garden. I once did a “no-no” and sprayed the leaves with Roundup.

I protected the soil and adjacent plants and just got the foliage. It seemed to help. I am in Northern Calif and we are still getting rain and snow. I had to contend with Bermuda when I lived near Stockton, it is a pain in the patoot.

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If you just get the foliage when spraying then Round up is a good choice. Yes I do prefer organic gardening but there is a lot of misinformation about Round up out there and using it judiciously is less harmful than some of the much touted vinegar and Epsom salts recipes. Do more research on those and you will find they do not break down and are washed into water ways and can do damage to the life forms in the soil that you really want to keep healthy.You will be fighting the Bermuda for the rest of your days. Thankfully here in the mountains it is too cold for it and it won’t live. I love iris and have many colors. Here is my question.

In the fall I dug up an entire bed one weekend in hopes torelocate them. At that time we were taking care of my ailing father and we never got back to putting them in theground.

My Father died in October and this winter in Missouri has been harsh and extreme.Needless to saythe iris never got planted. They have been sitting on the floor of a shed like building with all the elements hitting them. Do you believe it is still possible to re-plant them and see if they will grow? I have found that it takes two years for the blooms to re-appear. Any help would be appreciated. Hi Barb, I don’t do much as I am in Zone 8 and they do just fine without my help.

I can only relate what I have read about mulching after first frost. Are you saying the leaves of the Iris is what is tough to take out? If so you can certainly cut them back in late Fall. They will have absorbed all they can for building blooming energy. Atelier iris eternal mana intro. Around your average first frost date or a little before is fine.

My new transplants of Iris all have their leaves cut off to prevent them from toppling and they do just fine.