Irises: General Iris questions, 1 by zacattack

zacattack wrote:
Hi Sue,

Dwarf Marigolds have done well for me... Not sure that they fall in the drought tolerant conditions you need. But they will take our hot afternoon Texas sun. And it is capable of "melting" some pretty tough plants. The water they need have only helped the iris.

I'll go along with jackieshar on when to move them. They are very resilient, just be sure they are planted and well rooted before the first freeze. That comes much sooner for you that us. I've planted all all times... in fact I'm moving some this afternoon, but will do most of my dividing/planting in September. I've planted iris that were pulled up and given to me in full bloom. Planted right away, they bloomed the next spring.

If you are not familiar with the American Iris Society, I'm sure this link will be enjoyable to you. http://www.irises.org/

Hope you enjoy your irises.... Dan