These are the bearded irises that I planted early to mid Sept. in containers. I've kept the containers on the walls of the cement block raised beds, where they get the most sunlight and also are very easy to pick out tiny weed seedlings before they establish.
These are the rhizomes that I cleaned up from my old iris plantings, which had become weedy and I could not care for the last couple of years. So far, I think they look excellent.
I don't know if it's good they are putting on so much growth before hard winter begins. Just have to wait and see. Irises are rugged. I don't know that they are even as prone to rot as some writers state. My main challenge has been fungal and bacterial leaf diseases. I hope that growing them in a well draining, fresh, potting soil helps with that.
A couple of those rhizomes are quite large. Fingers crossed for blooms next Spring.
These are the new varieties that I bought, which I planted in mid Sept.
They haven't grown quite as much as the old rhizomes that I cleaned up, but they seem to be establishing nicely too.
I've also been removing all of the old leaves as they turn brown and soften. Maybe that will help with disease prevention.
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