Has anyone had luck planting beard iris in containers?

I was curious if any had planted TBI in containers? I have some newer ones that I need to plant, and I have been so sick in the last few weeks I can't get out and plant them in the yard...could I plant them in pots? If I could, it would so much easier on me...any ideas? Thanks!
JanetS

Yes, you can. Use large pots that are painted white to reflect the sun (I assume you have intense sun and heat there in GA throughout the growing season). Use a light potting mix that drains readily. TBs should do fine for you in pots as long as you can prevent them from baking in intense heat. You will probably need to divide more frequently than you would if they were in the ground, though.

Laurie

Laurie beat me to it. I grow all my LAs in pots because I need to bring them in for the winter. Lucky you in GA, you don't need to do that. I do bury my pots in the ground (in a boggy kiddy pool for LAs) so that sun doesn't cook the roots.

Last year had a really late delivery due to @#$% Canada Customs and many of them spent the winter inside in pots without a problem.
Inanda

So all I need to do is plant them in the pots like I would in the ground, and they should be fine on the deck throughout the winter months..right....I have large stone colored plastic planters I was planning to use...they would be on my deck outside or I could put them in my basement, on the front porch or in the garage..what do you think would work the best? I assume I will need to water them occasionally too..yes? Sorry for so many questions, it never occurred to me it would be so detailed..LOL Thanks!
JanetS

Personally, I would pick a suitable spot outside to place your pots. Anything planted in a pot will have to be watered more often than something planted in the ground. I wouldn't water them very frequently, but if the soil feels dry, then go ahead and give them a sprinkle. Make sure that the pots have good drainage.

Plant the rhizomes so that the top 1/3 is exposed to the air. If you plant them too deeply, especially in a pot, you'll most likely get rot. I would leave them in their pots throughout the spring and most of the summer and then move them to the ground at normal iris planting time for your area. You probably don't get early freezes, so the end of August through the first week of October would probably work for you.

Thanks for the help guys! I will give it a try and see what happens. My sister also suggested I just split open a bag of soil outside and put them in the soil till I can work in the garden again...maybe I will try some this way as well...if I could just my son or son-in-law to make me a raised bed, that would solve my problem...so I will work on them as well! LOL Who knows... but thanks for all the info!
JanetS