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Unhappy with my irises...
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Posted by
sunandshadow 6 PA (
sunandshadow@excite.com) on
Sat, May 29, 10 at 15:32
| This is the first year I grew irises (only the third year I've owned a house, so I've been planting a few new things every year). I bought and traded for at least 30 iris rhizomes and planted them last fall. They all made fans of leaves. But only 8 of them bloomed. :( Any chance the rest will decide to bloom later this year, or are they just not going to do anything? I fertilized them in fall and spring, one of the patches is in full sun and the other mostly sun, they should have gotten plenty of water. The irises performed pretty much the same in the two locations. What's the problem? |
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RE: Unhappy with my irises...
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| Not any problem that I can see. You only planted in the fall, you are lucky to get any bloom this year. Next year they should all bloom. Iris need time to settle in. Had you planted mid summer the expected percentage for first year iris is still only 50-60% bloom. |
RE: Unhappy with my irises...
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| i agree.. your only problem is your high expectations ... ken |
RE: Unhappy with my irises...
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| huh. I planted 6 or 7 types of bulbs last year, and all the others bloomed at a rate of almost 100%. But, maybe it's because irises are bigger, they need to set up a bigger root system or something. I did read up on irises before planting them, but none of what I read mentioned that few would bloom the first year after planting. I wouldn't have been annoyed if I had expected that. |
RE: Unhappy with my irises...
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| Iris are not bulbs. Bulbs, like lilies, daffodils and such perform differently than bearded iris. |
RE: Unhappy with my irises...
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| Large rhizomes with 7+ leaves 'often' bloom the first year. Fertilizers with a high middle number encourage blooming (9-52-9, 0-45-0, etc). Fertilizers with a high first number encourage leaf growth only (29-6-12). Small rhizomes with fewer leaves or rhizomes planted late in the season usually need an extra year to develop a bud. Look forward to next spring. Kristee |
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