Siberian irises not blooming..
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Comments (7)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...See MoreSiberian irises didn't bloom this year?
Comments (6)My mom's sibs didn't bloom either. I think it's pretty normal for them to skip a year sometimes. They're picky. My TBs did well this past summer. At least one bloomed that never had before. It didn't get really hot or dry until later in the summer though....See Moredaffodils under Siberian irises
Comments (2)The bulbs are about 5-6 inches down and they are underneath the newly separated and replanted irises, so they are just under the irises. I cut the tops off the irises when I divided them. I left about 4 inches of stalk and planted them about 5 inches apart. I'm in Virginia, no frost yet. So you think the daffodils will be able to come up? How stressful will it be to the irises when I dig up the daffodils after blooming? I'd be digging one by one with a trowel....See MoreWhen is the best time to divide Siberian iris?
Comments (14)what they said.. but lets simplify it a bit ... the plant itself doesnt matter.. there need not be different rules for different plants .. in this regard ... the simple question is.. do you want flowers this year ... if you do ... you sharpen your shovel.. and cut away half.. the half left.. will probably bloom ... with no insult to the root mass left ... if you simply plot the other half in a new spot.. and treat it well.. it will also probably bloom .. but might not ... if you divide the second half.. into a bazillion little pieces ... they might bloom next year ... never forget.. flowering is sexual maturity ... and a babe has to grow a mature root mass ... to flower above ... so the smaller you go on dividing.. the longer it will take to clump and flower ... you need the simple rule .. because.. often .. you have to do.. what you have to do.. when you have the time ... too many projects get left behind.. and never done.. because you think.. oh.. i will come back and do that in fall .. and then next spring.. you are standing there.. back at square one ... lol ken...See MoreGinny McLean_Petite_Garden
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