Hi all. I'm shopping for Siberian irises now, from Wildwood Gardens, which seems to have really good prices for these. My question is this: How many rhizomes of each should I buy? I assume that each plant is a single rhizome, and am just wondering if a single rhizome would be enough, or if I should get 2 or 3. What do you think? Thank you in advance for helping this iris neophyte!

Tienito! I'm not an expert on Sibs, but I do have a few. The ones I have seem to grow pretty fast and you have a clump before you know it. I guess you have to decide, do you want a lot of a few kinds, or a few of a lot of kinds. Good luck!

If you want an immediate clump look buy around 3, but if you can wait for the clump look and want to have more variety buy 1 of each and space appropriately.

Yeah, it's pretty much personal choice, I'd say....personally, I've never "bought" more than one , of any type iris....I feel I have more time, than money . That said, the few SIBs that I have purchased, actually came as a small "clump"of two -four rhizomes.

I purchased some bare root rhizomes from a rather stingy merchant, and they took forever to grow and multiply, maybe because I kept "losing" them. I recommend Ensata Gardens for a more generous portion.

Also recommend Joe Pye Weeds garden. jpwflowers.com

crowrita1 said:Yeah, it's pretty much personal choice, I'd say....personally, I've never "bought" more than one , of any type iris....I feel I have more time, than money . That said, the few SIBs that I have purchased, actually came as a small "clump"of two -four rhizomes.

When I bought Siberian iris via mail order, I got a small clump, too. Maybe you could ask whether or not you get more than one rhizome with the Siberians.

Val -- I''m sorry if this is rude -- but what is your avatar? I've looked at it, and I've enlarged it -- and I still can't tell what it is. ???

Looks like two black dogs on a bed to me !

Yeah, puppies, really.

cute little black fluffies. wonder how she got them to stay still for a photo. lol

Omigosh -- I never saw the dogs! I was focusing on the mottled white thing inbetween them and wondered "what the heck is THAT????????????"

Sometimes I understand why police cannot rely on eye-witnesses!!

Cute puppies!!!

Mary Ann, I didn't see them at first either.. I think they're Schipperkes.. Small Spitz-type dogs. If Dave weren't allergic, it would be a breed I'd consider. They're really cute, and look even better in pairs