Re: Dividing African Irises.
- Subject: Re: [iris] Dividing African Irises.
- From: Gerry Snyder g*@attbi.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:52:12 -0800
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
BigAlligator@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have been asked when is the proper time to divide African Irises in
> Florida, and what would be the best way to do this? Any ideas?
Whenever they get too big?
Assuming you mean Dietes, I would think any time the ground is not
frozen. I don't think it's possible to kill them (in favorable
climates), so now, later, whatever. Here they grow year-round, and bloom
just about anytime, so dividing will always interrupt something; so do
it whenever convenient for you.
As for the best way, I would use a light saber (sometimes spelt sabre)
if I had one, or spade. Here they grow well, no matter what the
conditions, but are not as invasive as those things with purple berries
(flax lilies, Dianella tssmanica).
Gerry
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g*@attbi.com
American Iris Society Affiliates Chair, Symposium Chair, and Director
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--USDA zone 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19
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