Hi folks, this is to all the kind and informative answers I received about my iris. Yes, the information was helpful. This was their 3rd year in same place. I have since moved them into 2 long concrete containers as the one they were in was hard to keep moisture conditions correct.
I do apologize for not answering before now but have been pretty sick. I am right now in the 2nd week of my complete knee replacement and am at high risk for a deadly clot as I already had one when they started. So if I make a sentence that doesn't make sense please excuse it. Having gotten all my plants up and gathered around so my hubby can take care of them thru the winter has been a learning curve all its own. But it is done now.