Thank you for sharing with us! I love watching gardening videos and seeing the different gardens around the world. A short story about sharing one's garden bounty. I was a rural mail carrier for 30 years and one year a customer that I have known for twenty of those years, gave me several large clumps of irises. I had gone back at the end of the work day to pick them up and she even took the time to demonstrate how to divide them. She was a wonderful woman, with one of the most beautiful cottage gardens I have ever seen. She had some beautiful heirloom varieties of flowers I have never seen before except in books. She shared her knowledge and she became a surrogate mom to me, especially after my mother passed away. She taught me about collecting the seeds every fall and about keeping a ledger or journal of the garden. As she got older, I would go by whenever I could to help her (she had no children of her own), but she was still out in the garden up until the day she died. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101. I was stunned to be called to her lawyer's office soon after the funeral. She had left me part of her estate, the contents of her garden shed, and any plants I wanted from her garden. The shed was meticulously kept and well organized with a potting table in front of a wall of windows at the front and a small desk at the back. She even kept a rocking chair with a floor lamp next to it in there. She taught me the importance of cleaning, sharpening, and oiling your garden tools each fall so they would not rust over winter. (They sure don't make tools like these anymore). Many of the gardening tools she used were her mother's and kept them looking new, so they will be left to my family when I pass. I had just recently bought my first house and could not afford to buy the proper tools and plants to start my cottage garden. This was her gift to help me get started with my garden. The bulk of her estate went to the local garden club and the nature preserve she established when she was a younger woman. They will have enough money to keep them going for decades to come! Today, I have successfully established a cottage garden, and every year I watch those rare heirloom flowers bloom or the orange irises unfurl, I think of her. What a wonderful, generous woman and gardener she was.
Oh Hon, this is a precious beautiful story about a beautiful little lady, she's in Heaven looking down at your beautiful cottage garden just a smiling. She taught and gave you so much. This would make a beautiful little movie. A mail carrier and a little lady that had a beautiful soul, knowledge and a precious beautiful cottage garden that lived til she was 101. ❤❤❤❤❤
Want to hear something funny? We have a new home on about 1.5 acres. The land was cleared before my home was built, and it was nothing but a field littered with garbage and such beforehand. Very unkempt. I have not planted a single thing besides a few trees but I noticed irises popping up under one tree, a sweet gum tree, in our yard! I couldn't believe it. Where did they come from?! No idea. But I am loving having them. I plan to add more iris bulbs in the spring. They have not bloomed as of yet. Just noticed them about two months ago here in North Central Texas, USA. They are short leaves still, about five or six inches, some a little taller, some a little shorter. We have very compacted clay here so I'm not sure how they grew without any amendment to the soil, nor without someone planting them. My guess is some squirrels or rabbits got into someone's iris bulbs and dropped them off here, maybe? That's my best guess but I'll never know for sure. Your irises are lovely! The purple is so stunning.
That's such a wonderful story. Congratulations on the new hone. I've had some grow in clay soil too. I would plant some more next August or September and please thin out the one you already have at that time if they don't bloom next Spring. Here's a step by step guide. Enjoy your new home. 🏡 😊 th-cam.com/video/5ciKRbNIO8I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3zQaLoPXQaasGmvl
Some Irises actually do quite well in our Texas soil, they’re called “clay busters”. Sow coneflower and black eyed Susan seeds in with them, they will all work to break up the soil. Add cow manure to the top soil every year and soon enough, you’ll have a loamy soil in that area.
Like 8. soooooo beautiful iris flowers dear. What a purple color. Useful seven tips. Your gardens all flowers blooms any matter. They love you Marlene 👌♥️♥️♥️
Your irises are absolutely gorgeous! 😍 My son brought home a wagon full of irises a few years back that a neighbor had discarded. It took 2 years after planting before I got to see their blooms, an iridescent white! So pretty and with a rootbeer fragrance, my first irises and totally worth the wait. ❤ Thank you for the tips! Now, I won't worry if the rhizomes are peeking out, the ones I keep re-burying are the only ones not blooming.
That's awesome that you got those. I had one white bloom on year. Not sure how it came about because mine are all purple. Welcome to my channel. Glad you stopped by. 😊
Thank you so much for all this information. I now have a better idea as to what to do with my Irish plants. Your plants are so beautiful and I know what I will do in the Fall😊
I enjoyed your video. In my small, very sunny front garden, I have the common blue irises plus large, tall two-colour irises that start blooming when the common ones are done. These large ones are white with dark purple edges. People come close up to take photos of them as they walk by my house. I've had both varieties in the same bed for about 10 years, where they got too overcrowded. I dug them all out and selected only the best and healthiest looking ones, with good roots, that had never bloomed and I divided them. I had so many, that I was able to share lots with 4 other people. I mixed some bone meal into the soil and re-planted them in the same bed, nicely spaced out. For the next two years, I did not have a single bloom, until this year. Even though I continued doing everything as before, it seems that they just needed their two years to recover. I kept checking with the other 4 people and their experience was exactly the same. We all have lots of beautiful blooms this year.
Yes gardening is truly a lesson in patience but the payoff is awesome. The one I gave my friend blomed just 1 the following year. Now she is good to go. Happy Gardening. 😊
I just found your video. I had just taken up iris that are not thriving, and this is so helpful! Thank you. Looking forward to more of your gardening knowledge!
I live in Mississippi. We often don’t get enough really cold weather for bulbs and rhizomes to bloom well. I was hoping this video would contain info on fertilizers which might help get blooms even with a lack of the super cold temps. We had some very cold weather this past winter, and I have been amazed at how abundantly all my plants have flowered this spring.
Hi Judy I'm so sorry you didn't get blooms. Honestly I never feed mine because once it gets a reasonable bit of Winter cold and the other things I listed are in place they will bloom. You can try adding some bulb food in the Fall or Spring to see if that helps. It's a similar situation to get daffodils and tulips to bloom in warmer climates. I hope you get some success in the near future. Take care. 🌸
I’m not quite sure how I got to your video, but the information was very useful. I moved in my house about 25 years ago. I had never grown an Iris in my life. I had a co-worker who loved them and had to separate hers. She asked if I would like some. I said, sure but they may not live at my house because I don’t have full sun anywhere. However, I figured they’re free so what do you have to lose? She loves purple so she gave me a box of Irises from deep dark purple to purple and white, lavender etc. I alternated them along the side of my house. The next year I had the most spectacular display of Irises. I feel in love with them and over the years have collected many other colors. I still have all the purple ones and have shared them with many other people. I just wanted to say, although I don’t have any full sun at my house, they’re do just fine. What I fine is they don’t seem to multiply as fast but they bloom just fine. One other thing, if you are in the habit of mulching every year, you may not want to do that with Irises. That will surly stop them from blooming if the rhizomes get buried under Al that mulch. I don’t mulch.
Sounds lovely, purple shades and white. I don't encourage mulching very much because it makes them susceptible to root rot and leaf borers. We love using a single layer of river pebbles. Thanks for sharing your story and welcome to my channel. 😊 🌸 🌿
What an interesting video! I would figure that the irises would be able to bloom on its own time, but it's good to see the steps necessary to help them bloom.
Your voice is so soft and calming. I loved the video. I wush i could grow Iris. Our climate is extremely rainy and wet with high air humidity and cold temperatutes even in summer and heavy clay soil. I guess they will sit there and rot. Dutch iris are doing somewhat well but they bloom only once in spring for me not both in spring and fall. There is this endemic very miniature iris to balkan peninsula country. It looks the same but 10 times smaller. I have so fond memories of them blooming in the woods.
Hi Marlen, another great and informative video. I love Iris plant. I have been very fortunate with mine, I planted them 3 years ago and they have been great 👍🏻 .. Thanks for these tips my dear take care and I will see you in your next video.
Wow! you are quite knowledgeable Marlene and you explain so well. Your garden is so pleasant and full of life. Those river rocks are so pretty. Thanks for sharing💖
The house i bought came with some amazing irises. Ive been here for two years. I saw them bloom last year but very sparingly. So this spring i dug and divided them. I also composted alot of the rhyzome(sry, i had no takers so into the compost bin).
I have Iris plants and wish that the blooms would last longer. I am going to put some of your suggestions into play and see what happens. Thank you so much for sharing. It will be a few more weeks before it gets warm enough for our plants to bloom. 🌷🌷🌷
@kmejias4636 Yes, you can. Hopefully, they don't have root rot. If so, discard the bad ones and replant the good ones Best wishes and happy gardening. 🌸
Wow this was very informative. I recently moved into a home with Iris and they bloomed for about one or two weeks and have since stopped. There are far too many in the space based on what I'm learning. Can I move some out now or should I wait until fall?
I'm so glad i watched tissue i just transplant an iris but definitely too deep and i may just have to get a new one as I did seed simular signs of pests. Question, If the rhizome has multiple heads or only has a small amount of pest damage can you cut to a health part of the rhizome and still use it?
Hey Marlene, great information. Just to clarify. At one point do you clip the flowers back? And are you ever supposed to cut back the fan leaves or just leave them? We recently moved into a house and we must have a hundred iris and daffodils all around the house. Some over crowded. I want to take care of them the best I can though!
Welcome Kristen. Congrats on your new home. It's best to trim them in August, before dividing in September if in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a previous video showing how I divide mine. Happy Gardening. 😊 🌿 🌸 th-cam.com/video/5ciKRbNIO8I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Ke1GOLU3YlmpD_3N
This was a great video. TFS 👍🏾 I just planted irises last year that my aunt gave me and they have not bloomed. Such a great video to help me understand why. 🙏🏾🫶🏽👍🏾
My brother planted some irises for my mom , you could see the rhizomes . I told him says it’s the way it should be ! I added more soil , the ones I didn’t get to died from cold ! I don’t believe in just setting them in little soil, they need more especially in our cold zone !
Sorry to hear. I did explain that a light dressing of mulch is good in the colder months but need to be removed in the Spring. Especially if in a very cold zone. Otherwise they will get leaf boarers. This can cause great harm to them. Best wishes.
This is an interesting video Marlene! I was always puzzled by the IRIS,but you have cleared up my thoughts. Your garden is colorful and beautiful.. Was a pleasure to have learnt so much about flowers.. Cheers!!❤💜💛
I was hoping you would've address my issue in your great video. My blooms are falling over and some cases breaking...this is new problem for me planted in 2018 should I just support the stems but I never had to in the past plus I have several stems to support so it's more work than I'd like in spring, any suggestions ? Thank you.
Sounds like they do need staking or a trellis which is a bit challenging because of the roots (rhizomes) being so large. If you able to, that would be great. I must say I have never experienced that before maybe because mine are next to walls or fences. They last for 2 days as cut flowers indoors. Best wishes with your decision. 🌸
I have found that too much fertilizer too close to bloom can make the stalks overly tall and weak. I usually overdo the fertilizer, so I found that out the hard way!
I used to grow tall bearded irises back when I lived in Pennsylvania. But now l been living in Florida for 10 years and during that whole time I haven't been able to get them to grow here. And I was wondering if you have any idea as to why that might be?
I just was clearing out a section where most of my irises are located - (very recently new gardener - and I uncovered bunches of over crowded ryzones that I have now gently removed - is there anything I can put them in to revive them - our season for irises is almost over and I found this clump as I was removing dead leaves -
Sorry to hear that. That sounds so strange. Are there pests or diseases showing on the plants or nearby soil. I find that for fungus, a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution sprayed on during a cool morning helps. Also, sick foliage needs to be removed, and shears disinfected. Best wishes.
You can in a very large Container but the blooms only last for about 3 weeks in total. They are quite big and beautiful. It's best to enjoy them in flower beds and use containers for plants that blooms for months. Plant Sept or Oct in a sunny spot. Blessings. ❤
Don't leave rhe whole reisome above ground. Just the top half. I have never had bugs bug the irises. Cold is all that hurts mine. I put phosphate on to Increase bloom.
My iris bloomed but turned white in stead of the lavender color. And my peonies turned yellow instead of pink. Is this a soil issue. If so what do I add and how much?
If the leaves and flowers are healthy it may not a nutrient deficiency but variation in the plant. In which case enjoy them. If you are able to I would try getting the soil tested for pH level etc. I did get a healthy white Iris last year though. Good luck with your flowers.
One bulb at least 12 inches apart. This video will give you an idea of spacing. Happy Gardening. 😊 th-cam.com/video/5ciKRbNIO8I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3zQaLoPXQaasGmvl
You may just need to back off watering for a few days. Plants have a great way of recovering. Hopefully it's not some kind of blight or leaf borer disease. In which case you would need to remove the bad ones and the soil immediately surrounding.
There're two primary reasons Iris do not bloom. The corm should never be planted, rather laid into a shallow trench with the top of the corms exposed to the Sun, and Iris do NOT like to be crowded and will not bloom if not divided every 2-3 years.
That was the very first thing I spoke about. Unless your soil is really bad. If you avoid the 7 things you will find you don't even need fertilizer. I don't.
Oh nooooo! The squirrels ate all my caladiums, so I fully understand. They still kept coming back last Fall and burrowing little holes in my container long after they had already eaten them all. Will you plant again??
@@MarlenesHomeandGarden Poor caladiums ☹️ The porcupines ate my irises in one night!!! I didn't have that many, but still. And absolutely yes that I'm going to plant them again 😂 I just got new bulbs and rhizomes from the Netherlands shipped home. I also plan to forage some wild ones. Now I just need to figure out a way to protect them from the sneaky porcupines 🤣
What an interesting video! I would figure that the irises would be able to bloom on its own time, but it's good to see the steps necessary to help them bloom.
Thank you for sharing with us! I love watching gardening videos and seeing the different gardens around the world. A short story about sharing one's garden bounty.
I was a rural mail carrier for 30 years and one year a customer that I have known for twenty of those years, gave me several large clumps of irises. I had gone back at the end of the work day to pick them up and she even took the time to demonstrate how to divide them. She was a wonderful woman, with one of the most beautiful cottage gardens I have ever seen. She had some beautiful heirloom varieties of flowers I have never seen before except in books. She shared her knowledge and she became a surrogate mom to me, especially after my mother passed away. She taught me about collecting the seeds every fall and about keeping a ledger or journal of the garden. As she got older, I would go by whenever I could to help her (she had no children of her own), but she was still out in the garden up until the day she died. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101.
I was stunned to be called to her lawyer's office soon after the funeral. She had left me part of her estate, the contents of her garden shed, and any plants I wanted from her garden. The
shed was meticulously kept and well organized with a potting table in front of a wall of windows at the front and a small desk at the back. She even kept a rocking chair with a floor lamp next to it in there. She taught me the importance of cleaning, sharpening, and oiling your garden tools each fall so they would not rust over winter. (They sure don't make tools like these anymore). Many of the gardening tools she used were her mother's and kept them looking new, so they will be left to my family when I pass.
I had just recently bought my first house and could not afford to buy the proper tools and plants to start my cottage garden. This was her gift to help me get started with my garden. The bulk of her estate went to the local garden club and the nature preserve she established when she was a younger woman. They will have enough money to keep them going for decades to come! Today, I have successfully established a cottage garden, and every year I watch those rare heirloom flowers bloom or the orange irises unfurl, I think of her. What a wonderful, generous woman and gardener she was.
Oh Hon, this is a precious beautiful story about a beautiful little lady, she's in Heaven looking down at your beautiful cottage garden just a smiling. She taught and gave you so much. This would make a beautiful little movie. A mail carrier and a little lady that had a beautiful soul, knowledge and a precious beautiful cottage garden that lived til she was 101. ❤❤❤❤❤
What a beautiful story. Sounds like a great woman. May she RIP. Sorry about your Mom. Best wishes for your garden. Sounds like you learned a lot.
Beautiful, inspiring story. I have visited your website, there is no content yet. How can I get in touch with you.
This touched my heart. What a beautiful story and love she shared. Thank you for sharing.
Couldn't agree more!
What a fabulous video! Very calm vibes too
Want to hear something funny? We have a new home on about 1.5 acres. The land was cleared before my home was built, and it was nothing but a field littered with garbage and such beforehand. Very unkempt. I have not planted a single thing besides a few trees but I noticed irises popping up under one tree, a sweet gum tree, in our yard! I couldn't believe it. Where did they come from?! No idea. But I am loving having them. I plan to add more iris bulbs in the spring. They have not bloomed as of yet. Just noticed them about two months ago here in North Central Texas, USA. They are short leaves still, about five or six inches, some a little taller, some a little shorter. We have very compacted clay here so I'm not sure how they grew without any amendment to the soil, nor without someone planting them. My guess is some squirrels or rabbits got into someone's iris bulbs and dropped them off here, maybe? That's my best guess but I'll never know for sure. Your irises are lovely! The purple is so stunning.
That's such a wonderful story. Congratulations on the new hone. I've had some grow in clay soil too. I would plant some more next August or September and please thin out the one you already have at that time if they don't bloom next Spring. Here's a step by step guide. Enjoy your new home. 🏡 😊
th-cam.com/video/5ciKRbNIO8I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3zQaLoPXQaasGmvl
Some Irises actually do quite well in our Texas soil, they’re called “clay busters”. Sow coneflower and black eyed Susan seeds in with them, they will all work to break up the soil. Add cow manure to the top soil every year and soon enough, you’ll have a loamy soil in that area.
Thanks for watching. Hope this helps you to get more Blooms. Happy gardening. Blessings. ❤.
Thank you for the helpful hints. You have really beautiful blooms there. Brilliant.
Excellent job-hats off to you!
@@recreepy Hope it helps. 🌸
Beautiful video ❤
Like 8. soooooo beautiful iris flowers dear. What a purple color. Useful seven tips. Your gardens all flowers blooms any matter. They love you Marlene 👌♥️♥️♥️
I love them too. LOL. ❤😍
Your irises are absolutely gorgeous! 😍 My son brought home a wagon full of irises a few years back that a neighbor had discarded. It took 2 years after planting before I got to see their blooms, an iridescent white! So pretty and with a rootbeer fragrance, my first irises and totally worth the wait. ❤ Thank you for the tips! Now, I won't worry if the rhizomes are peeking out, the ones I keep re-burying are the only ones not blooming.
That's awesome that you got those. I had one white bloom on year. Not sure how it came about because mine are all purple. Welcome to my channel. Glad you stopped by. 😊
Thank you so much for all this information. I now have a better idea as to what to do with my Irish plants. Your plants are so beautiful and I know what I will do in the Fall😊
So happy to hear. Welcome to my channel. Happy Gardening. 😊
Great information and beautiful flowers!
This is well done! I'm going to check out your other videos now.
Thanks for this video. It’s very informative and I especially liked the end with the summary. ❤
You are very welcome. Stay tuned. ❤️
Another great vedios,wonderful sharing 👍👍👍😀😀🙋🏻♀️.
Thanks.
Thank you. I love my iris'and can't wait to plant them in more in the sun. Thank you for your help
You are very welcome. Happy Gardening.
Marlene, thank you for these tips. As a first time iris grower, I will apply them.
Awesome! Welcome to my channel and happy gardening. 😊 🌸
They are very beautiful. I love the color purple I never knew ginger beard, flowers. Thank you for sharing.❤
You are very welcome. ❤
I have never grown iris'a, they are so pretty!! Love the purple color, great info!! 💟💜
Thanks Karen. ❤
These Iris looks so cute. Purple is my favorite color. You most definitely have that green thumb. Thanks for all of the tips. love it.
Thanks Mary.
Lovely flowers my dear and great tips & advice on how to care for them 🤗🥰
Thanks Petal. ❤
Very helpful! Thank you !
You are very welcome!
I seen those Iris blooms , I subscribed . Thanks
Welcome! Happy Gardening.
Beautiful!
Thank you 🎉❤
Your flowers are pretty. Love the color. I will definitely remember these tips while care for my Iris. Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome Patricia. Happy Gardening. ❤
Very helpful. Thank you ❤
Awesome!! ❤️
🌿VERY HELPFUL 🌿
I enjoyed your video. In my small, very sunny front garden, I have the common blue irises plus large, tall two-colour irises that start blooming when the common ones are done. These large ones are white with dark purple edges. People come close up to take photos of them as they walk by my house. I've had both varieties in the same bed for about 10 years, where they got too overcrowded. I dug them all out and selected only the best and healthiest looking ones, with good roots, that had never bloomed and I divided them. I had so many, that I was able to share lots with 4 other people. I mixed some bone meal into the soil and re-planted them in the same bed, nicely spaced out. For the next two years, I did not have a single bloom, until this year. Even though I continued doing everything as before, it seems that they just needed their two years to recover. I kept checking with the other 4 people and their experience was exactly the same. We all have lots of beautiful blooms this year.
Yes gardening is truly a lesson in patience but the payoff is awesome. The one I gave my friend blomed just 1 the following year. Now she is good to go. Happy Gardening. 😊
wow my name is Marline and your the second person and love Iris also. love your video
@@marlinefields5076 Welcome Marline. There are a few of us. 😊. Happy Gardening.
Thanks for a great video, I have been looking for information about my irises and you have answered all my questions!!
That makes me very happy. I started this channel to help fellow gardeners. Welcome to my channel, and happy Gardening.
I just found your video. I had just taken up iris that are not thriving, and this is so helpful!
Thank you.
Looking forward to more of your gardening knowledge!
Welcome to my channel. Hope this helps and may you find bliss in gardening.
Absolutely beautiful ❤
I really enjoyed this video. It has so much information that i didn't realize. Thank you for sharing. Your irises are beautiful ❤❤
Thanks so much. Happy to help. Happy Gardening. ❤️
Great information thanks for sharing ❤
You are welcome.
Marlene thank you for sharing your tips. Tfs 💜
You are very welcome Courtney. ❤
Hi Marlene your garden is beautiful and thanks for the info ☺
You are very welcome my dear. Blessings. ❤
I live in Mississippi. We often don’t get enough really cold weather for bulbs and rhizomes to bloom well. I was hoping this video would contain info on fertilizers which might help get blooms even with a lack of the super cold temps. We had some very cold weather this past winter, and I have been amazed at how abundantly all my plants have flowered this spring.
Hi Judy I'm so sorry you didn't get blooms. Honestly I never feed mine because once it gets a reasonable bit of Winter cold and the other things I listed are in place they will bloom. You can try adding some bulb food in the Fall or Spring to see if that helps. It's a similar situation to get daffodils and tulips to bloom in warmer climates. I hope you get some success in the near future. Take care. 🌸
Iris doesn’t love a lot of nitrogen. I use a 10-10-10 fertilizer. When they have five leaves or more they will bloom
Just had to subscribe after watching one video, pretty calming voice and great tips❤
Welcome aboard. Happy Gardening. 😊 🌸 🌻
Great video. Thanks!!!
Happy Gardening.
Very informative. Thanks for tips especially bonus tip. That covers other plants that we plant also. Good information.
Absolutely! ❤
I’m not quite sure how I got to your video, but the information was very useful. I moved in my house about 25 years ago. I had never grown an Iris in my life. I had a co-worker who loved them and had to separate hers. She asked if I would like some. I said, sure but they may not live at my house because I don’t have full sun anywhere. However, I figured they’re free so what do you have to lose? She loves purple so she gave me a box of Irises from deep dark purple to purple and white, lavender etc. I alternated them along the side of my house. The next year I had the most spectacular display of Irises. I feel in love with them and over the years have collected many other colors. I still have all the purple ones and have shared them with many other people. I just wanted to say, although I don’t have any full sun at my house, they’re do just fine. What I fine is they don’t seem to multiply as fast but they bloom just fine. One other thing, if you are in the habit of mulching every year, you may not want to do that with Irises. That will surly stop them from blooming if the rhizomes get buried under Al that mulch. I don’t mulch.
Sounds lovely, purple shades and white. I don't encourage mulching very much because it makes them susceptible to root rot and leaf borers. We love using a single layer of river pebbles. Thanks for sharing your story and welcome to my channel. 😊 🌸 🌿
What an interesting video! I would figure that the irises would be able to bloom on its own time, but it's good to see the steps necessary to help them bloom.
Yes. Time, patience and good care goes a long way. ❤
very good 💞😊👍👍👍👍👍😘
Thanks for sharing ❤
You are very welcome.
Hi I will check first thing in the morning for pests and remove bad foliage After watching your video I learned a lot
Hope it works out for you. Happy Gardening.
I just planted a bunch of iris bulbs. Thank you for this video.
You are welcome. They are wonderful flowers and get better each year. 🌸
here watching Ive never tried to grow these there roots looks like a ginger root! yours are beautiful thanks for hte tips!
awesome information. I love your clear and precise explanation on how to take care of the plant. New subscriber.
Welcome!!
Welcome Jenice!!
Your voice is so soft and calming. I loved the video. I wush i could grow Iris. Our climate is extremely rainy and wet with high air humidity and cold temperatutes even in summer and heavy clay soil. I guess they will sit there and rot. Dutch iris are doing somewhat well but they bloom only once in spring for me not both in spring and fall. There is this endemic very miniature iris to balkan peninsula country. It looks the same but 10 times smaller. I have so fond memories of them blooming in the woods.
I love Dutch Iris. They are little but just as cute. Best wishes.
Nice video.
I have not any Iris. But this is great to know. I am starting a little garden and it's doing great 😂 keeping my fingers crossed 😂 😂
That makes me so happy. Can't wait to see it. ❤
Thanks so much! I bought a 4 pack of Apple Girls and plan on planting them tomorrow here in the Chicagoland area. Maybe I'll have flowers next year.
Thanks for stopping by. Welcome, welcome. You may get some, but they will be few. Year 2 will be awesome. Happy Gardening. 🌿 😊
Hi Marlen, another great and informative video.
I love Iris plant.
I have been very fortunate with mine, I planted them 3 years ago and they have been great 👍🏻 ..
Thanks for these tips my dear take care and I will see you in your next video.
Thanks you my dear. 👌
Wow! you are quite knowledgeable Marlene and you explain so well. Your garden is so pleasant
and full of life. Those river rocks are so pretty. Thanks for sharing💖
As are you Stacey. Thanks for watching. Take care. ❤
@@MarlenesHomeandGarden thank you, you're welcome. You too💖
Catnip is a great companion plant for iris. The areas i have them together, there are no pest problems.
Awesome!
very pretty, I love the white and purple ones, mine are just blue, great video Marlene
Thanks Denise. I bet the blue ones are real pretty too.
Marlene, I also moved and have a lot of iris that are overgrown and solid shade. I am in NC. So I am learning about iris etc. thanks Mary
Congratulations on your new home. Blessings and happy Gardening. 😊
Marlene, how far apart should I plant each iris? Watching video again. I did not see how to plant so I will watch again. Thanks , Mary
Thank you Marlene!
Loved your presentation and tips!
Will keep you informed.
Great!
Thank you! Mine didn't bloom last year. I surely want to see some this year!
Hope you do. ☺
good information I dont have any Iris's never tried to keep them
Hope you will try. They are beautiful and easy.
The house i bought came with some amazing irises. Ive been here for two years. I saw them bloom last year but very sparingly. So this spring i dug and divided them. I also composted alot of the rhyzome(sry, i had no takers so into the compost bin).
Awesome job! They should be good next year. 👏
Thanks so much for the tip.
You are very welcome.
Thanks for sharing, however, playing music while you speak is over distracting
🙏 Thank you
You're very welcome.
Beautiful plant
Thanks. 😊. Happy New Year.
I have Iris plants and wish that the blooms would last longer. I am going to put some of your suggestions into play and see what happens. Thank you so much for sharing. It will be a few more weeks before it gets warm enough for our plants to bloom. 🌷🌷🌷
Ok. Keep me posted. Thanks for watching. ❤
I think my.Iris was planted too deep. Should I did them up and replant. Thanks for your info.
@kmejias4636 Yes, you can. Hopefully, they don't have root rot. If so, discard the bad ones and replant the good ones Best wishes and happy gardening. 🌸
Wow this was very informative. I recently moved into a home with Iris and they bloomed for about one or two weeks and have since stopped. There are far too many in the space based on what I'm learning. Can I move some out now or should I wait until fall?
Congratulations on your new home. You can do so now if the leaves are small. Otherwise wait till early Fall.
I'm so glad i watched tissue i just transplant an iris but definitely too deep and i may just have to get a new one as I did seed simular signs of pests. Question, If the rhizome has multiple heads or only has a small amount of pest damage can you cut to a health part of the rhizome and still use it?
Yes. I have done so but make sure there truly is no damage or larvae there. Good luck with your iris. Happy Gardening. 😊 🌸 🌼 🌻 🌹
Hey Marlene, great information. Just to clarify. At one point do you clip the flowers back? And are you ever supposed to cut back the fan leaves or just leave them? We recently moved into a house and we must have a hundred iris and daffodils all around the house. Some over crowded. I want to take care of them the best I can though!
Welcome Kristen. Congrats on your new home. It's best to trim them in August, before dividing in September if in the Northern Hemisphere.
Here's a previous video showing how I divide mine. Happy Gardening. 😊 🌿 🌸
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Welcome!
This was a great video. TFS 👍🏾 I just planted irises last year that my aunt gave me and they have not bloomed. Such a great video to help me understand why. 🙏🏾🫶🏽👍🏾
So glad you found this helpful. Best wishes for your Iris. Happy Gardening and welcome to my channel. 🌿 🌸
My brother planted some irises for my mom , you could see the rhizomes . I told him says it’s the way it should be ! I added more soil , the ones I didn’t get to died from cold ! I don’t believe in just setting them in little soil, they need more especially in our cold zone !
Sorry to hear. I did explain that a light dressing of mulch is good in the colder months but need to be removed in the Spring. Especially if in a very cold zone. Otherwise they will get leaf boarers. This can cause great harm to them. Best wishes.
This is an interesting video Marlene!
I was always puzzled by the IRIS,but you have cleared up my thoughts.
Your garden is colorful and beautiful.. Was a pleasure to have learnt so much about flowers..
Cheers!!❤💜💛
Thanks my dear. Back at you. ❤
I was hoping you would've address my issue in your great video. My blooms are falling over and some cases breaking...this is new problem for me planted in 2018 should I just support the stems but I never had to in the past plus I have several stems to support so it's more work than I'd like in spring, any suggestions ? Thank you.
Sounds like they do need staking or a trellis which is a bit challenging because of the roots (rhizomes) being so large. If you able to, that would be great. I must say I have never experienced that before maybe because mine are next to walls or fences. They last for 2 days as cut flowers indoors. Best wishes with your decision. 🌸
@@MarlenesHomeandGarden Thanks
I have found that too much fertilizer too close to bloom can make the stalks overly tall and weak. I usually overdo the fertilizer, so I found that out the hard way!
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I used to grow tall bearded irises back when I lived in Pennsylvania. But now l been living in Florida for 10 years and during that whole time I haven't been able to get them to grow here. And I was wondering if you have any idea as to why that might be?
Sorry to hear. They need that cold temp to trigger the growth and blooming hormones. Happy Gardening. 😊
@@MarlenesHomeandGardenThanks! I thought that might be the case but thought I should ask just to make sure.
Beautiful garden and beautiful flowers 💐 😍 ❤️ very nice sharing big like and subscribe done friend 👍 ✔️
I just was clearing out a section where most of my irises are located - (very recently new gardener - and I uncovered bunches of over crowded ryzones that I have now gently removed - is there anything I can put them in to revive them - our season for irises is almost over and I found this clump as I was removing dead leaves -
Yes, if they are healthy most definitely. I have a video coming out this Thursday on this subject. Please stay tuned by the Notification Bell. 🔔
Hi my bearded iris were blooming beautifully. Then some of the flowers ready to open were wet and wilted.?.
Sorry to hear that. That sounds so strange. Are there pests or diseases showing on the plants or nearby soil. I find that for fungus, a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution sprayed on during a cool morning helps. Also, sick foliage needs to be removed, and shears disinfected. Best wishes.
Do you use a fertilizer on your irises? I was told fertilizer will stop flowering.
@mikegoodson6091 I have never used fertilizer on them. Once you avoid those 7 things you will have great success. Happy Gardening. 😊
Are they good for potted plants??
You can in a very large Container but the blooms only last for about 3 weeks in total. They are quite big and beautiful. It's best to enjoy them in flower beds and use containers for plants that blooms for months. Plant Sept or Oct in a sunny spot. Blessings. ❤
Question What plants are good for containers! I may try some on my porch this year
Petunia, Coleus, impatients, Begonia are some of the easiest to grow. Happy Gardening. ☺
Don't leave rhe whole reisome above ground.
Just the top half. I have never had bugs bug the irises. Cold is all that hurts mine. I put phosphate on to
Increase bloom.
This is zone 8. Sorry it's so cold where you are. Glad you get to have some there and be sure to do what works best for your growing zone. 🌼 🌸 🌻
My iris bloomed but turned white in stead of the lavender color. And my peonies turned yellow instead of pink. Is this a soil issue. If so what do I add and how much?
If the leaves and flowers are healthy it may not a nutrient deficiency but variation in the plant. In which case enjoy them. If you are able to I would try getting the soil tested for pH level etc. I did get a healthy white Iris last year though. Good luck with your flowers.
My yellow iris turned purple. I've never found an explanation, but color change seems to be common.
How many bulbs should you plant together?
One bulb at least 12 inches apart. This video will give you an idea of spacing. Happy Gardening. 😊
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Hi I watered my bearded iris too much plus the rain Now the blooms are wilted before fully bloomed. Help,!
You may just need to back off watering for a few days. Plants have a great way of recovering. Hopefully it's not some kind of blight or leaf borer disease. In which case you would need to remove the bad ones and the soil immediately surrounding.
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Hi watching
Mine didn’t bloom this summer and grass is growing in it too😢
@@kelmoran OH no!! I hope these tips will help you get some blooms next year. You can pull the weeds out carefully.
My main problem is lack of rain. If I get too sick to go out to water them they won't die, but they won't bloom either.🤔🙄🤷😎💖💖💋👵🐺🖖🌵
Oh no. I'm so sorry. Hope you have some drought tolerant plants to bring you cheer in the garden. Welcome to my channel. ❤️
We planted ours last year. And there are no blooms. Still too young?
They bloom late April to May in my Zone 8 . You will be pleasantly surprised soon if they are not in full shade. Happy Gardening. 😊
Not seeing the link to depth of planting....
The mulch is not a good idea because Iris boars hide in the mulch, so I had to remove all the mulch from my irises
It's a very light layer for the cold weather and has always worked for me. I've been growing them for years. Happy Gardening. 😊
There're two primary reasons Iris do not bloom.
The corm should never be planted, rather laid into a shallow trench with the top of the corms exposed to the Sun,
and Iris do NOT like to be crowded and will not bloom if not divided every 2-3 years.
Agreed. The Rhizomes will rot if buried deep in the soil.
Okay well you didn't talk about fertilizer?
That was the very first thing I spoke about. Unless your soil is really bad. If you avoid the 7 things you will find you don't even need fertilizer. I don't.
There is only one reason why my irises didn't bloom: the porcupines ate the rhizomes lol
Oh nooooo! The squirrels ate all my caladiums, so I fully understand. They still kept coming back last Fall and burrowing little holes in my container long after they had already eaten them all. Will you plant again??
@@MarlenesHomeandGarden Poor caladiums ☹️ The porcupines ate my irises in one night!!! I didn't have that many, but still. And absolutely yes that I'm going to plant them again 😂 I just got new bulbs and rhizomes from the Netherlands shipped home. I also plan to forage some wild ones. Now I just need to figure out a way to protect them from the sneaky porcupines 🤣
Shame,about the backcrond music,😡😡
Annoying music
What an interesting video! I would figure that the irises would be able to bloom on its own time, but it's good to see the steps necessary to help them bloom.
They get better each year.