Iris Fall Cleanup for Bearded Iris Plants - do this before Winter

During the autumn months it is very important to help many of our herbaceous perennials 'go to rest' over winter. One plant that I love to grow is the bearded Iris (Iris germanica). These are exceptionally beautiful plants that are very low maintenance and produce tons of late spring or early summer flowers. They're also sun lovers and quite drought tolerant, making them a great addition to many hot, sunny gardens.
Once fall hits it is important to tend to your plants so that they can hibernate in peace and wake up next spring ready to grow their hearts out for you.
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[@northidahofinegardening1653]

Hi Devin, I'm new to your channel. I love your videos and your passion for plants! I dont usually comment on vids, but I thought I might offer some knowledge about iris' as I caretake many iris gardens in my area as a professional gardener. Typically yellow leaves with a mushy rotting bottom is due to overwatering and/or too much mulch coving the tops of your Iris tubers. Its a huge issue we battle in the area I live in due to our poor draining clay soils. The rot at the bottom of the yellow leaves is a dead giveaway that your tubers may have too much mulch on them or you need to water them less. In my area we have to plant them raised alittle bit to keep them well drained. Hope this comment helps. Keep up the great gardening!

[@plantvibrations]

Hi! thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience as a professional gardener!

[@JS-jl1yj]

After about 10 years, after watching many tutorials how to do it, I dug out all my irises, because they were way too crowded. I discarded all rhizomes that had already bloomed as per the tutorials. I gave away many good rhizomes to friends and quickly re-planted the rest in the same flowerbed that they came from, where they did extremely well for those 10 years. This was 2 years ago. The replanted rhizomes had healthy leaves but never bloomed again. BTW, I checked with my friends and their re-plants are not blooming either. Is there any chance that they might start blooming this Spring? Or should I just dig them out and plant some other perennial flowers in that bed?

[@kathiebsn]

How do I keep slugs from eating them?

[@reneedevry4361]

I have been growing 100's of Iris varieties for the last 47 years. I would like to share some experience. The yellowing leaves have already been responded to so I will skip that. Plants that are under stress release chemicals into the air. This scent attracts aphids. Unless you have plants that are heavily diseased, you rarely need to worry about aphids sucking the energy out of plants. Aphids are generally harmless unless in out of control numbers. Cutting the iris back is only important if you live somewhere with many freeze thaw cycles over the winter. If you get good snow cover leave leaves or cut back to 6 inches to help collect snow. Iris prefer good airflow and you have plants growing too close to the roots. A better winter option is to allow leaves to collect food for plant right up to hard frost. This produces more flowers. As you likely have planted Iris in the traditional circles for best growth, then pour some play sand over your exposed tubers to protect for the winter. Spring rains will wash some of this away and it helps keep rhizomes dry and toasty for a jump on spring vigor. Clean up before growth when soil is dry enough to be walked on. Do your spring fertilization with your sprinkling of wood ashes/etc. after cleanup around the outside of the ring of growth. Please NEVER say that Cleanliness is close to Godliness. This is why we have so many sterile environments everywhere. Paying attention or Observation is close to Godliness. Too much psycho cleanliness creates so many garden problems. 🥰🌹🦭🇨🇦

[@lllowkee6533]

I was told 40 years ago to NEVER mulch iris, BC the tubers need the sun.

[@deborahdarling1799]

The greens flop because that is what they do! When they start i cut them back to about 4” above ground. Then they can continue to feed their bulbs and not look unsightly. I learned this from my master gardener husband:)

[@plantvibrations]

Love it!

[@leticiacanelas9395]

I admired young guys like who has passion for plants, hope all young adults like you will also use their time wisely and be productive. Good luck to your channel.

[@plantvibrations]

Thank you :)

[@barbarawilson834]

Excellent! I have not cared for my irises correctly so this was an important lesson!

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@caspiana3623]

I don't think the yellow leaves that you yanked out are diseased. It's the normal end stage of the leaf, if left untouched most of them will wilt and dry and then you can remove all of them at once. The clump will look better when trimmed, of course, but that is not necessary.

[@plantvibrations]

thanks for sharing

[@cindygu2175]

Thank you ! Exactly what I was looking for, and you popped up! I will be checking more of your videos. Thank you again, from here in Texas!

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carlajetton7560]

You are a great teacher. Thank you!

[@plantvibrations]

You're very welcome!

[@sharryjones5200]

I love the look and esthetic of your iris bed in this video. Just lovely.

[@plantvibrations]

😊

[@margaretchiodo-keller4495]

Thanks Devin, for the good info. I love your KZbin channel.

[@plantvibrations]

I appreciate that!

[@YoMama9021]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you!

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@leahkramer4587]

Awesome straight to the point video, thank you!

[@plantvibrations]

Happy to help

[@josephcarreoniii6434]

I just subscribed to your channel. Your video on Iris fall maintenance is just what I needed for mine. Thanks again.

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it helped!!

[@JoettaSerio-et5ch]

Thanks for your advice! I'll be doing just that soon! 😺

[@plantvibrations]

Excellent!

[@deborahdarling1799]

Hi! Found your channel & it seems you garden like me. A suggestion about the aphids- I have a rose bush that always gets eaten by those critters. I can’t bring myself to use chemicals and have tried nearly everything else to save that silly rose bush. Below and around the rose I have hostas that are just huge. Spiders like to web them so I take the hose on full spray and knock off the webs, flower drops, whatever. So out of desperation I turned that hose onto my rose bush. At first nightly because after the first time the baby leave’s survived the aphids thru the next day! So every other night I sprayed at full blast that rose bush and within a week I had buds! The bush swayed like it was under a firehose to be sure but I think it just plain knocked the aphids off. Neem oil concoctions didn’t achieve that! So I regularly give my plants a regular spray to water, clean up what is in them, and apparently that includes bugs:) Just an idea. Good show!

[@plantvibrations]

I love it! That is a practice endorsed by many great gardeners, and I also use it at times. Thank you for sharing your experience

[@edalduna]

Devin thanks for the tip 😊

[@plantvibrations]

🙌

[@tomnelson3362]

Thank you. I never did know what to do to prepare for winter.

[@plantvibrations]

Happy to help!

[@margueriteneenan8481]

Great iris info thank you so much

[@plantvibrations]

🙌🙌

[@danabrown891]

I finally found a garden channel with someone from my state! This will be a lot more helpful 👍🏽

[@plantvibrations]

Sweeeeet!

[@romiehutson5230]

Hi just discovered your vlogs. I’m in SoCal and just discovered my love for iris. I’ve already collected about a dozen varieties 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@plantvibrations]

theyre such great plants, with lovely fragrance too!

[@pammeehan8102]

Perfect. Thanks so much from Maryland.

[@plantvibrations]

😊

[@trishferrer8209]

My goodness, that looked so easy, since the bed is raised, instead of ground level. THANK YOU for explaining about the diseased leaves! And for the whole video.

[@plantvibrations]

Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@kathydvorak3075]

Thanks for this information !

[@plantvibrations]

Happy to help :)

[@bindasbudiya1443]

Hi... tomorrow I am going to 0lant my iris..that's why I am here...Thank you so much...😊

[@plantvibrations]

Happy planting

[@arielmcgillacuddy6640]

Great video! Very informative. Thank you

[@plantvibrations]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@helenr.2184]

Thanks for the information…this was helpful 😊

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ritafairclough6470]

Great video. Just new to yardWORK so this was very helpful

[@plantvibrations]

Welcome to the club :) hopefully there’s more stuff on my page to help

[@elizabethnelms2564]

Thanks so much! I am in TN. My irises are from my mom. She got them from her mom in PA. So special!

[@plantvibrations]

Memory plants are the best plants!

[@judyboyle9232]

First time I saw one of your videos, my boyfriend sent it to me (LOL). We now know how to take care of our Irises. Just subscribed. Look forward to some more.🌺🌻

[@plantvibrations]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@kathiebumpers1767]

Great information. Thank you.

[@plantvibrations]

Our pleasure!

[@loriloretta7639]

great iris info - thank you

[@plantvibrations]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joanhargrove3765]

Thanks for great video

[@plantvibrations]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TootsRrhir]

Thank you. Good advice

[@plantvibrations]

You're welcome!

[@FifiWad082758]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Patrick779]

The German Iris is actually my favorite flower. And I used to live in Pennsylvania and when I did I had a lot of them. But I had to move to Florida 10 years ago and sadly they don't grow down here and I really miss having them!

[@plantvibrations]

Ahhh they are my fave Iris as well

[@judygriffin2432]

Thanks Devin!

[@plantvibrations]

Thank you!

[@luisbautista308]

Learned a lot from you...thank you

[@plantvibrations]

Glad to hear it!

[@cjjdickens]

Perfect! I'll watch it now. By the way I purchased just about all Robertas spring 2022 lineup on qvc! I'm so excited

[@plantvibrations]

Niiiice!! What’re you most excited to grow?

[@cjjdickens]

Im Very excited to see the pugster butterfly bush, The jumbo Gerber daisies, the honey moon hibiscus, and American lavender!

[@plantvibrations]

Sweeeeeet!!!

[@MK-cu9bo]

Great informative comments.

[@plantvibrations]

Yes, this community is full of knowledgable gardeners!

[@TheOtterKnitter]

I was always unclear how much to cut these back if at all in the Fall. Thanks for the quick video!

[@plantvibrations]

You bet!

[@pollykent2100]

Just discovered you. This is a great video. I transplanted a bunch of irises this year. I will now go out and trim them all to the ground. Very helpful!

[@plantvibrations]

Happy to help!

[@kctexan]

Please don't scalp your iris as depicted here. Iris photosynthesize energy from the sun through their leaves into the rhizome. Cutting like this is completely unnecessary.

[@plantvibrations]

@@kctexan by the end of autumn they’ve accumulated more than enough suns energy.

[@juresichj]

​@@kctexanI know a lady who grows prize-winning iris. She told me not to trim, as well.

[@peggydiorio593]

Iris were my Mom's favorite. I am building an iris garden in memory of her. I stopped quick when I saw the title of this video. I want to know as much as I can about how to care for them. I used to take care of her iris for her. She had me get them ready for winter (Michigan, mid-lower peninsula) exactly as you did yours. Seems like she knew what she was doing.

[@plantvibrations]

Nothing is better than a memory garden ❤️

[@noeldeal8087]

Jehovah's blessings on your garden in your mom's memory! What a beautiful thing to do! 🌱🌾🌿⚘

[@tinaashworth8282]

You are adorable!

[@plantvibrations]

You are so kind

[@susanhaynes4502]

Great info..

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jimmiemchenry8932]

Thank you very helpful

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks for watching !

[@cheralsquyresArt]

Never knew!! Thanks

[@plantvibrations]

Happy to help!

[@liberta2570]

Good timing. I was just wondering when to trim my irises here in CO.

[@plantvibrations]

Great!

[@user-pq3yy7fe3b]

Hi Devin, I have many Irises. I do exactly what you do to put them to bed for winter. Great video.❤😊

[@user-pq3yy7fe3b]

Forgot to tell you, I live in upstate NY. This year I didn’t get many flowers compared to years past. Do u know why? I’ve had my irises for the past 10 years. Thank u

[@plantvibrations]

Awesome! Thank you! I'm glad we work the same

[@plantvibrations]

do you think they may be getting crowded?

[@barbarabattistella3056]

I live in Buffalo , NY thanks for clear explanation In about 6 min on how to plant Irisis’.

[@plantvibrations]

👍👍

[@user-my5pi7ue4f]

Thanks for telling us WHERE you are gardening.

[@plantvibrations]

I try to in every video!

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

Thank you❣️

[@plantvibrations]

You’re welcome 😊

[@kathym6603]

It is the end of September 2023. I hope this brings me luck with my irises next spring.

[@plantvibrations]

🙌🙌

[@barbarahering484]

So it was overcast here yesterday in Florida so I finished separating and cutting back my iris yesterday. I so hope this promotes blooms this next spring. Thanks for inspiring to get this done. ❤️

[@plantvibrations]

I hope so too!

[@beverlymartin1414]

Since when do Iris thrive in FL?

[@barbarahering484]

@@beverlymartin1414 we can grow bearded ones and I have yellow African ones.

[@cjmead_]

@@beverlymartin1414 Since always. I have had 3 different varieties in south Florida for years now. I have one planter alone that's 22 feet long on the pool patio that grow like mad. It looks crazy beautiful when in bloom. I even have a few growing in water in a big Koi pond. The flowers of those took on a whole new characteristic growing aquatically. The blue iris went from a soft purplish blue and white to a solid deep purple. And the flowers are almost double the size. There's no need to do this "fall pruning" here in Florida though. Our warm winter does not require it. But pruning doesn't hurt. And if you do prune them here, you can just take the top third of the leaf.

[@maryannferencak3799]

​@beverlymartin1414 Well, for me, it's been since about 40 years ago when I started growing iris.

[@petgranny194]

Thanks!

[@plantvibrations]

No problem!

[@kathyaschenbach8081]

Thank you!

[@plantvibrations]

Welcome!

[@njione]

So handsome. And great content thank u

[@plantvibrations]

Thank you too!

[@jerrycallison6125]

Thanks for the informative video. I've had Irises for years, but never knew how to care for them in the fall. I'll start trimming right away. Suggestion re: aphids. Applications of Worm Compost Tea periodically through the summer will strengthen the cellular walls providing thicker membranes that aphids, mites, thrips, whiteflies, etc. have trouble piercing. They will then move on to weaker, more sickly plants and leave yours alone. It's something I learned at the Northern Illinois Worm Farm, and I've found it helpful.

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks for sharing your experience!!

[@kctexan]

Please DO NOT scalp your iris as depicted in this video. It is unnecessary.

[@maryannferencak3799]

Unless your plants are literally covered with aphids, don't do anything. All these "home renedies" and people interfering with nature simply upsets the balance. The plants will likely survive.

[@ursulaprinz1775]

I just came across you , very good information I have a very small garden area with a small pond so I keep all my Irises in pots they flowered but only have 2 flowers I will cut mine back never did so far we live on Vancouver island in Victoria Canada relative mild weather looking foreward to see more information on plant care 6:02

[@plantvibrations]

I have visited Victoria before, you have an incredible plant growing climate!

[@ritahall8653]

Good to know

[@plantvibrations]

👍👍

[@user-cj1vl4no6h]

Thanks for the help.we live in mo.after cutting back should we cover them with something,as our winter is VERY COLD.Thanks for your help😊

[@plantvibrations]

A inch of mulch should be good

[@jackieriggs6028]

Hey Devin, really liking your videos. I grow all my flowers including my Iris in 50 gallon stock waterers in my front yard. I would like to plant re-blooming iris and wonder if there are any different things you need to do for them. So glad you said I could cut back the foliage by about half in August because my regular bearded Iris' are getting kind of ratty looking. I live in Southwestern Ontario so our planting zones are the same pretty much. Thanks.

[@plantvibrations]

Nothing special! Other than I would recommend cutting them back to 3-4” prior to replanting

[@jackieriggs6028]

Thanks Devin. We just had a huge rain storm so my plants are loving the fresh rain water. @@plantvibrations

[@JackieTurner-uo1jr]

I cut mind back before the green turned yellow and not a one bloomed, so I was told to wait til they’re yellow and they bloomed beautiful.

[@plantvibrations]

Love it

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

Thanks

[@plantvibrations]

No problem

[@pennyduncan5980]

Thx you

[@plantvibrations]

absolutely

[@vickilindberg6336]

I always had good luck mulching with oak leaves. (I live in a cold area).

[@plantvibrations]

Yes, i use leaf mold

[@marksusanleitson6068]

Thanks! This was very helpful. I didn"t know how to take care of irises. Do you talk about other plants and flowers?

[@plantvibrations]

Yes, my channel is dedicated to the subject!

[@sillililli01]

It's All About The Biology. Feed the soil, which in turn feeds the plants. Gardening is a passion.

[@plantvibrations]

👍

[@nancyclayton6535]

Thanks for the homework assignment. :-) Should I be doing the same thing to my Day Lily’s?

[@plantvibrations]

Yep! You can do this with daylily now as well!

[@catbee1452]

The deer had a hay day with my irises this year. Ate every beautiful bloom. And I thought deer didn't like irises! Oh well, hopefully next year they'll leave them alone.

[@plantvibrations]

try using these suggestions kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIrRZKipfcl2gZo

[@yashasl7653]

I would go in hills with that flower best choise.

[@plantvibrations]

It’s so nice

[@margery2067]

Excellent very helpful Thank you Question: so we don't put mulch over them

[@plantvibrations]

Nope! Leave the rhizomes uncovered

[@user-ut4zw6so6o]

I like the care you take in looking for reasons that your plants might have a problem. Good reminder to be a little more attentive. Do have a question. Since iris are native, and am attempting to create a native habitat for critters including insects, is there any reason the foliage would best be left on the plant over the winter (for example bees and flies using hollow and pithy plant stalks)?

[@plantvibrations]

You can absolutely leave them to create homes for the insects and then at the last couple weeks of winter cut them back

[@ronsmith1427]

Thanks for your precise video on how to care for iris. What is the little blue green companion plant?

[@plantvibrations]

The Dianthus Vivid Bright?

[@user-hp8jm4ww6j]

Hi Devin, Just saw your video on irises. I live in Central Texas. Should I put fresh mulch after cleaning up my irises for winter, or should I wait until the beginning of Spring to add fresh mulch! Thank you! I really enjoyed your clear, precise presentation. Marie

[@plantvibrations]

Hi Marie, as long as it's just a thin layer of mulch you can do so in the autumn. Thanks!

[@user-ph3yi5ww7r]

I have the Voo Doo Iris, so I can leave it planted and cut it down during the winter

[@plantvibrations]

Yes you can

[@anitalowe8879]

I have what was told French iris. They are beautiful and delicate blooms. But the plant is just getting huge. Would love to spread them out throughout the property. I assume moving the bulbs is best done as they go dormant. Do you have a video showing how and best way to take bulbs and replant? Best time of year too. Thanks.

[@plantvibrations]

The best time to do this is just after they bloom. But assuming you still have another two months before the first frost you could do so now. I’m still waiting on my Iris to get more full before filming how to divide them

[@gotrandy]

Thank you for making this video! We love our bearded Iris too. I do wonder why Iris will return to the original purple color after a few years. We had some amazing colored Iris that all returned to the original purple color!

[@plantvibrations]

Sometimes hybrids will revert back to their original color, it happens in various plants

[@kctexan]

Iris DO NOT revert back to any "original color." Iris will self-sow from bee pods or an iris will spread and take over another clump's area. I repeat - Iris do not "revert." This is a myth.

[@gotrandy]

@@kctexan Well what DOES happen then. I have planted probably 100's of amazing colored Iris here over the years but nearly every single one of them has "disappeared", leaving only the purple Iris here and there. I take care of my plants and tend to them as much as possible.

[@kctexan]

@@gotrandy Iris hybridizers work really hard to only introduce plants that will stay "true" to color before commercially introducing them. If you are planting named varieties that are thriving they will not "change color." There are a variety of reasons that purple iris are here and there in your garden. The American Iris Society has a wealth of information on this myth. Here is the link to a great article on the 3 biggest iris myths (one of which is iris reverting; the other on cutting foliage as described in this video). theamericanirissociety.blogspot.com/2019/09/three-myths-about-bearded-irises.html

[@karenwishon4749]

Thanks for informative video. First Winter with this beautiful flower. Would light mulching be beneficial or not?

[@plantvibrations]

Mulching is always good! just keep the main section of the rhizome uncovered

[@anitadavis5430]

I'm new here too. I have lots and lots of Iris in my yard and learned to love them from my childhood. I'm wondering if it's good design practice to kind of keep your iris clumps in a circular or clump shape. Lots of mine are just free ranging all over the place and I've wondered if I just drove a sharp shovel around the edges of a clump about 2 feet wide, they might look better. What do you think?

[@plantvibrations]

I think they do look best when they are all growing in the same direction, as the fans do grow in a specific direction

[@lizas.5981]

Got lots of them. I do not do anything and they always have lots of flowers during early spring.

[@plantvibrations]

great!

[@michelecave7047]

Hi Devin love your videos I learn a lot. I have bearded iris first I had them in a large planter no flowers, then I moved them to the ground they get south sun but behind a tall geranium no flowers. I don't know what else to do. 😢 I'm in San fernando Valley calif. I planted them as told with them high so top of them are above ground. Can you give me some tips

[@plantvibrations]

Hmm thats really odd, your region should be perfect for growing them. And it sounds like you didnt bury them too deep. you could send me a photo on instagram messages if you'd like and I could try to diagnose

[@yiayia100]

Great video, thx. When is the best time to dig up and transplant iris? I’ve been told when they make a circle they are ready to separate but should this be done in the early fall? I’ve always cut mine back but have never thinned them to transplant.

[@plantvibrations]

The best time to do that is in the summer just after they finish blooming

[@karenhenderson2624]

Hi, Devin. I'm going to go trim back my iris today. Thanks. Quick question- what is the plant right in front of your iris? Grazie! BTW- loved hearing Ciao at the end. I'm an American (originally from NJ) living in Italy.

[@plantvibrations]

Hi! It is called Dianthus Vivid bright. An excellent plant. My wife is Colombian and they spell it chao!

[@jeanwissinger6013]

Soapy water in spray bottle works. Lady bugs are excellent.

[@plantvibrations]

Great tip!

[@annabrahamson4320]

I live in WI, I have done that trimming them back. However it gets really cold in October sometimes in the single digits, then it warms up at the end of November and they grow again. If they come up again, I have noticed they don't bloom. It has been very dry here and brown leaves can be caused by too little water

[@plantvibrations]

Yes it is unlikely they would bloom again in that instance

[@kctexan]

You are obviously trimming them before they go dormant and they are trying to grow leaves to photosynthesize energy into the rhizome. Iris don't need to be trimmed like this - it actually stunts their development.

[@wandasinger7713]

Hello New subscriber I’m planning my tubers late. I’m in zone 9b Northern California. I will plant them in pots. I have about twelve bearded iris tubers. I plan to put them in pots. Three per pot. My pots are 18” in diameter. Will that be too many per pot? I love your video. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family 🙏🏾

[@plantvibrations]

Hi Wanda! I think it will be a great time for you to plant in NorCal. I believe three per por is a good number. You could even put 4 or 5 in them ti have them fill out even more so!

[@wandasinger7713]

@@plantvibrations Thank you so much for getting back to me. It started raining here today. I will pot them up tomorrow. I plan to keep them on my covered patio until spring, I don’t want them to get to much rain and die. A friend sent me 30 bearded iris bulbs (purple). They’re very small bulbs. I’m going to pot them up as well. I will put several of them in each pot since they’re so small. Thank you again. Blessings 🙏🏾

[@suzisoroczak8793]

Thanks for these tips. Question for you: if the iris is a reblooming variety- do you wait for the second bloom to cut back floppy foliage to the halfway point?

[@plantvibrations]

Yep you are correct

[@terran5569]

I do not trim min while they are still green and producing food for storage in the roots, I will trim them as they turn color, from green to yellow then brown or straw colored. I trim them in an inverted V from the bottom up as I prefer the appearance.

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks for adding in

[@JaRule6]

I concur. I've never heard of trimming green leaves on an Iris. I usually let them turn brown and then pull them out of the ground

[@christinaschell6142]

Hi great video, I am in Colorado Springs all my iris are now brown leaves, should I cut them now or wait until spring and clean then up when I start seeing green again?

[@plantvibrations]

Hi Christina, definitely cut them back now and then you may need another little trim agajn in spring!

[@juliehare3403]

So, do you need to do anything with the tubers? Should you mulch them? Uncover in spring? Dont you need part of the tuber showing above ground?

[@plantvibrations]

It’s best if the tubers are just at ground level, you do not need to mulch them over winter

[@deborahprimeau5533]

Hello, I live in Southern Ontario and have a lovely section of irises in my yard. I want to move it to my front yard. What is the best way to do this to keep it healthy and producing every year?

[@plantvibrations]

If you still have a month before frost I’d dig them up asap and replant them. Otherwise wait till spring

[@jenniferlenzini6908]

What if your iris have just grown out of control. And I just learned how to prune them. Great video btw. What do I do?

[@plantvibrations]

You need to divide them up!

[@doylesouders1228]

When do you divide them and how? Mine are in pots and getting crowded. It is first week of September in Sacramento area. Probably no frost until mid November.

[@plantvibrations]

Now would be a great time to divide them

[@christinebrigham4732]

Two years ago I divided my irises and replanted them, looking forward to seeing many more flowers. However I have not had flowers for two summers now. The leaves are tall and healthy. What should I do?

[@plantvibrations]

Are they in enough sun?

[@SmartkleanVancouver]

Does this work for Siberian irises as well? Great channel,thanks!

[@plantvibrations]

Yep same care!

[@mammasita3511]

hey devin i just found your channel😊 i love your family. i have a question.after watching this i went out to look at my iriss. i pulled out those yellow leaves. it is second week of sept and all of my iris bulbs are ABOVE the ground! what should i do,?

[@plantvibrations]

Just nudge them back in a bit, they like to be just at the surface of the soil :)

[@lwinkfein]

I have lots of pine trees and irises, and they are a pain. We will be into a big clean up of pine needles but it dosen't take long before the tubers are covered in composting needles. I planted two different reblooming irises and planted them last fall. I made the mistake of putting zinias in front of them. Too much shade and they didn't bloom. Every year I learn something.

[@plantvibrations]

It’s a non stop learning process. I have similar issues with my leaf fall

[@TheSolsonia2003]

❤

[@plantvibrations]

:)

[@lilasaller2799]

Is the advice the same for southern California where it warm all winter

[@plantvibrations]

For you, just remove foliage as it turns Yellow

[@cjjdickens]

I almost forgot I'm excited for the holly hocksI got the gardenia and lastly the dinner plate dollars

[@plantvibrations]

Ooooh I just planted that gardenia in my garden!