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iris for zone 8a?

10 years ago

Many bearded iris don't seem to bloom reliably for me in this zone. Lately I have seen rebloomers that bloom really early (now, in March) and the plants have great substance. What iris am I seeing?

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iris_gal
10 years ago
There are reblooming beardeds.

Are your iris in full sun with good drainage? And planted with the tops of the rhizomes showing? Is your soil reasonably fertile. The only thing I can think of is frequent division often causes them to skip a year. Very overgrown clumps also show reduced blooming. The TBs that skip a year of bloom are very few. Beardeds grow in all but the worst tropical climates.

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