How to grow and care for amazing colorful Iris flowers
dwarf plants
Ongoing care
Watering
Water newly planted
Rhizomes are creeping swollen rootlike structures that are actually adapted stems. Roots stems with leaves and flowers are produced along its length. See plants such as Anemone nemorosa bamboo canna border iris.
rhizome well into the planting year. After this you should not need to water routinely unless there are periods of severe drought. If you are potting irises these will need
Can refer to either homemade garden compost or seedpotting compost Garden compost is a soil improver made from decomposed plant waste usually in a compost bin or pile. It is added to soil to improve its fertility structure and waterholding capacity. Seed or potting compost is used to grow seedlings or plants in containers a wide range of commercially produced composts are available made from a mixture of different ingredients such as loam coir peat sand and fertiliser
although you can mix your own.
although you can mix your own.
compost to just keep moist.
Feed
Border irises are not hungry plants just apply a layer of wellrotted garden compost around the irises not over the crowns or rhizomes in early spring.
Pruning and training
Pruning
No specific pruning is required but as the season progresses you may want to remove the occasional yellowing or damaged leaf from bearded irises.
Once the flowers have faded you can remove the flower stems and cut back to where the stem meets the foliage.
