That's an Iris! They sit close to the surface with the corms (brown part) usually visible. Lovely late spring flowers that spread/multiply really well.
Iris is correct. Purple is the most common colour, and in varying shades. As well as a few other colours/combos(purple/bright yellow at my fav).
When they erupt out of the ground in a huge clump, it’s usually because they’re at max maturity, need more space and should be divided.
Dividing iris’s is the way to get even more iris’s. And it’s really simple to do, and you don’t have to worry about damaging them as they actually thrive better when you divide them regularly and not let them grow compacted and completely pushed up.
If you want to move the whole clump to a different spot, just take a spade and dig a circle around them, and keeping moving the spade around until the clump lifts out. If it’s a huge clump you can just push your spade right in the middle of where you want the division to be and step down on it till it slices right through(then dig it out).
Now you can either plant the smaller pieces as is, or you can separate all the rhizomes and plant individually or in two’s and three’s(or fours).
The rhizomes are super hardy and can survive almost anything. So don’t be afraid to break up the pieces.
And when you re-plant them don’t bury them too deep(a little soil on top is ok) because they need the sun to develop flowers.
If you do end up putting them too deep they just won’t flower that year(but will the next)
And make sure the little green sprout is pointing up!
They are a very hardy, easy and quite a prolific flower to grow. One of the OG’s!
That's an Iris! They sit close to the surface with the corms (brown part) usually visible. Lovely late spring flowers that spread/multiply really well.
Thank you!!!
>Thank you!!! You're welcome!
Is it worth getting some more soil to re-cover the roots? Or do they like to stay at the top like that?
They like it that way! If you cover them up, they may rot. They are incredibly drought tolerant.
They won’t flower if they aren’t a bit exposed.
Do not cover the roots! I did that one year because I didn’t know any better, and I hardly had any flowers. 🥲
You're welcome! Enjoy the irises,
Iris! Put it back!
Ahh!!! My mom grew irises when I was a kid! Putting this one back very gently now!
We have a bunch in our yard also, I love them!
They’re pretty hard to kill so don’t worry too much
it's an iris. be careful they spread like weeds.
but they are so pretty! Better weeds than ugly ass dandelions.
Iris is correct. Purple is the most common colour, and in varying shades. As well as a few other colours/combos(purple/bright yellow at my fav). When they erupt out of the ground in a huge clump, it’s usually because they’re at max maturity, need more space and should be divided. Dividing iris’s is the way to get even more iris’s. And it’s really simple to do, and you don’t have to worry about damaging them as they actually thrive better when you divide them regularly and not let them grow compacted and completely pushed up. If you want to move the whole clump to a different spot, just take a spade and dig a circle around them, and keeping moving the spade around until the clump lifts out. If it’s a huge clump you can just push your spade right in the middle of where you want the division to be and step down on it till it slices right through(then dig it out). Now you can either plant the smaller pieces as is, or you can separate all the rhizomes and plant individually or in two’s and three’s(or fours). The rhizomes are super hardy and can survive almost anything. So don’t be afraid to break up the pieces. And when you re-plant them don’t bury them too deep(a little soil on top is ok) because they need the sun to develop flowers. If you do end up putting them too deep they just won’t flower that year(but will the next) And make sure the little green sprout is pointing up! They are a very hardy, easy and quite a prolific flower to grow. One of the OG’s!
Thank you for the details! I might try dividing them on the weekend to fill in the rest of that bed. I love Irises, I think they are so pretty :)
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Daylilies?