"Charlie Pridham" wrote in
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"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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It's now time to replant these bulbs for next year. Can you spot
anything I did wrong?

How you get a good show from Dutch irises?


I have no real idea! except we planted 100 bulbs 20 years ago and were
dissapointed but in recent years about 20 have flowered well so we
have bought another 200 (but bigger bulbs!) and are hoping for the
best, they are lovely when they do their stuff.
Mine are just in the border.

Hmm - so maybe I just need to give it more time, or they don't like being
moved. I'll try re-planting the ones from the pot into a border and hope
in 20 years I may have a wonderful display!

The flowers are so lovely in form, and leaves very slender: it's a pity
they seem to be hard to get to flower. I have several water-irises in my
pond, but none of them is quite so delicate.

Victoria


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gardening on a north-facing hill
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