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Posted: May/16/2007 10:53 AM PST
I am addind irises to my little balcony garden. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to care for them and how long it takes for them to grow? |
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Posted: May/16/2007 2:30 PM PST
Hi Amethyst, I've never grown iris in a pot. I have bearded iris and I find them to be be pretty low maintenance plants. Sometimes they do not flower the first year depending on how big the corm (bulb) is. You will have to divide them every couple of years or they will out grow the pot as they are dependable multipliers :-) Dora/Garden Goddess |
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Posted: May/16/2007 2:30 PM PST
Do you know what kind of Iris you have? Bearded, siberian...japanese? |
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Posted: May/17/2007 6:40 AM PST
I am not sure what kind of Irises I will get. Any suggestions? |
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Posted: May/18/2007 10:10 PM PST
I've never grown irises in pots either. Mine do very well with no attention at all in the ground, but I wonder whether they'll still perennialize in pots. Will you have a way to shelter them in the winter? What region are you in? |
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Posted: May/22/2007 8:55 AM PST
I've grown bearded irises in the ground and in pots and have had good results both ways. The only big differences in care I encountered had to do with watering and dividing. It's easy to keep them too moist and (in warm weather here in Tucson, at least) they are prone to some sort of rot. And in pots I found that I needed to divide them more often to keep them from showing the effects of crowding. The curious thing here is that they would not look any more crowded than their neighbors in the ground, but would show signs of being stunted in their growth. This shouldn't discourage anyone from trying irises in pots. It just takes a slightly different technique. The flowers are well worth it. |
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