Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: Where can I find official AIS iris registration data and photographs? Answer: The American Iris Society is the official international registry for all non-bulbous iris cultivars. They are responsible for processing and maintaining registration data on all bearded, beardless, and crested iris cultivars. The AIS publishes and sells annual Registrations and Introductions booklets …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: What can you tell me about reblooming bearded irises? Answer: Many bearded irises have been developed that can bloom more than once per growing season, but most of these will rebloom only in warmer parts of the country with extended growing seasons. There are, however, a few that have been reported …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: Why don’t my irises seem to match their catalog or package descriptions and photos? Answer: There are several explanations that may account for such discrepancies. First and most obviously, you may have acquired a mislabeled plant. Large discount retailers and home building centers (the “Marts”) are notorious for selling misidentified irises. …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: My purple iris turned white. Why did my iris change color? Answer: Irises do not change color – not on a permanent basis, anyway. It is possible that herbicide drift can cause temporary changes in iris pigmentation (do you use RoundUp or have a nearby neighbor who does?). If that is …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: How should I prepare irises for shipping? Answer: The procedure for preparing iris plants for shipment from one garden to another varies according to the iris variety being shipped. There are essentially four basic categories of irises: bearded (bearded species and cultivars, arils, and arilbreds), crested (cristata, tectorum, japonica, etc.), beardless …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: Should I cut back iris leaves after bloom? Answer: Many irisarians recommend leaving healthy green leaves intact throughout the growing season to allow plants to absorb as much light and food as possible for the next bloom season. Exceptions include dead, dying, or diseased foliage which should be removed. Many gardeners …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: How should I dig, divide, and transplant my bearded irises? Answer: Bearded irises may be divided and transplanted throughout most of the growing season, but many irisarians believe the optimal time to divide them is six to eight weeks after bloom. Avoid transplanting irises in very hot weather (90+ F degrees), but do …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: I am getting no bloom on my bearded irises. Why are my irises not blooming? Answer: Here are a few reasons why bearded irises may not bloom: Not adequately established Some iris cultivars need a year or more to fully establish in their new locations before blooming. If you relocate them …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: What are the names of the different parts of an iris flower?
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Frequently Asked Questions About Irises Question: I don’t know the name of my iris. How can I identify an unknown iris? Answer: Each morning as I check my email to see if anyone else has provided potential identities for my unknown irises, I am reminded of how much I enjoy these particular plants and the special place …