Re: Culture: digging irises up
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- Subject: Re: Culture: digging irises up
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:03:26 -0600 (MDT)
Amy Rupp wrote:
>
> > But divide only every third year. Dividing too soon denies you the
> > glorious display of blossoms. In my experience, third year spectacle is
> > usually the best.
>
> I need to move some of my second year irises this fall for design
> purposes. Should I move them intact, or should I divide them since I am
> lifting them anyway?
>
Amy, Al, et. al.
As has been said before, especially on this list, there are no
absolutes. I have some second year clumps that are about to take over
their part of the garden like Atilla the Hun. Others that are barely
surviving with 1-2 increases. Each cv will be different. My 2 yr clumps
of Navy Chant, Ship Shape, Live Music and (something that looks like)
Beyond threw 8-10 bloom stalks, and would have done better if they had
had more room. My first year Apple BLossom Pink threw 7 stalks. "Ya neva
know". I have another 2 year about which I say "Where did it go???"
So the first rule is: Do what suits you, your growing environment and
the particular cultivar.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
