Hi all,
Haven't posted in the Iris forum before (I've only been in the Lilies forum), but was hoping somebody would be able to help. I was given some bearded irises by my aunt several months ago and since my garden bed was not ready, I put them into planter boxes as a temporary measure (8 in each). I recognise they're way too close together, but was hoping that they would be fine for the 6-12 months that they'd need to be in them.
The two planters are kept at the edge of the carport so that they get light but not much rain (currently in Melbourne we're in the middle of winter and it's been cold and wet). I have not mulched the planters and the rhizomes are only slightly covered. I've noticed that in one of the planters (see photos below) that a number of the fans are discoloured near the base and one entire fan has bent over. I have very little experience growing irises, so I don't know whether this is normal or whether there is a problem (the fact that the other planter doesn't show this tells me that there's something wrong).
Would somebody be able to advise me on what I need to do? I don't want to lose them if it can be helped. I can't put them into the garden at present, so if they need to be moved, I'll have to get some more planters/pots and repot them.
Thanks.
