Iris Flower Roots

For most iris varieties july and august are the best months for planting.

Iris flower roots. In climates with hot summers plant the rhizome just below the soil surface. Learn all about planting and caring for iris flowers plus find 11 elegant irises for your own garden. I have shared plenty of the iris in my garden and i thought to share how i plant bearded iris for those that are beginners in gardening or with iris flowers.

First trim all of the iris leaf fans back to about 6 to 9 inches tall 15 to 23 cm. Irises have beautiful and colorful flowers. Remove the water iris from the pond plant basket.

Height of the bearded iris plant ranges from 3 inches for the shortest of dwarf iris flowers. These flowers consist of six petals. How to plant irises.

Irises are easy to grow perennials with flowers in nearly every color of the rainbow. How to plant iris flowers correctly is not difficult. Some of them have more than one combination of colors.

Iris plants are abundant multipliers but once the rhizomes of iris plants become crowded the iris flowers may be limited and the rhizomes need to be separated. Wash the root clumps to see the root structure more easily. Plant the iris rhizomes just below the surface of the soil with the roots facing down and the trimmed leaves protruding from the soil.

Iris is a genus of 260 300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers it takes its name from the greek word for a rainbow which is also the name for the greek goddess of the rainbow iris some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. The most commonly planted iris in the united states is the bearded iris. Next plant the iris rhizomes in the selected location.