Hello,
I remember being told not to include irises in my garden because they are high maintenance plants. After we moved, I inherited a bunch. I love them! I want them to flourish, but I'm pretty new at all this. They are very old - 40 years at least, I'm told. Some look very good:
And some, not so much:
I had cleaned up that first batch. Some leaves became droopy over the summer, and where I had cut them, they have yellowed. Is that ok? They are also very close, as you can see, and I wonder if it's ok that I leave them that way another year.
That second pic is in an area we won't be cleaning up this year. Should I move them now? We have about another month left of relatively warm weather. Here is another bed I will be cleaning up this weekend:
Should I separate the ones above? I don't know if you can see, but parts of the rhizomes are elevated above ground.
These are new ones in another area that I haven't cleaned:
I think those started growing at the beginning of this summer when we removed the brush that had covered them.
And last one:
I need advice on how I should handle these plants and if this is the time to do so. I've read that I should divide them several weeks after they bloom, but that time has long past. They are Spring bloomers and very very tall - 4 ft, bearded blue irises.
Thank you in advance!
