Many beginner flower growers ask: "What should I do if the irises stop blooming?. When to transplant them?".
Whatever variety of irises you choose - Siberian or bearded - everyone needs care. Irises are unpretentious plants, but they love to be looked after. These perennials can delight every year with their variegated flowering if their wide bushes are thinned out. But in a year or two, a mandatory transplantation of irises to a new place is needed.
When buying a perennial iris plant, be sure to inspect the rhizome. If it is highly developed and has 6-7 leaves on the rosette, you can safely carry it home - it will show bright flowers next summer. Such a plant must definitely take root, since the root system is quite branched and therefore will provide its full nutrition. If you like beautiful irises, growing and caring for them will not cause any problems. You need to know that these perennials do not like to grow on the south side, but they also cannot stand partial shade. It is good if the sun illuminates them until noon, and diffused sunlight is recommended in the afternoon. Such conditions contribute to the formationbuds, otherwise, only leaves grow from the rosette.
Iris care and transplantation
Those with
relatively recently, colorful irises appeared, when to transplant them and how to properly care for them, they often look for the necessary information in various sources: the press, the Internet, books on floriculture. After all, next year you want to admire the abundant flowering of your favorite plants, although they bloom for a short time. They need to be repotted after flowering. The most favorable period is July, August and September.
Bearded irises, when they are transplanted to a new place, react very sensitively to this. When transplanting, it is necessary to correctly place the root system. If the root is too deep into the ground, it can rot. Then the plant will die or will not bloom at all. Therefore, follow the recommendations below when planting irises. So, on both sides of the intended place where the bush will be planted, dig shallow trenches parallel to each other. Take an iris bush and put it in the middle, and lower the roots into the dug holes. In this way, you will prevent injury to the roots, and plant the plant correctly.
Irises, when transplanted, require good watering after this procedure. It is better if it is plentiful than superficial. After a day or two, water again, then the plant will take root well in a new place. Around the iris you need to draw a recess so that the waterfilled this ditch, and did not spread far from the rhizome.
Siberian irises love light, acid-neutral soil. If you want as many buds to form on the stems as possible, do not forget to feed your beauties with phosphorus-potassium mineral fertilizers. Categorically avoid organic, as this threatens the appearance of diseases in plants. Your garden will be full of bright colors of irises if you learn all the "whims" of this exotic plant, represented by many Dutch varieties.
