This web site pertty much says it all

http://www.dutchbulbs.com/gardenguide/per81.htm

(I broke the rizomes at 1-3 of them past the leaves, rather than use a
knife. I'm not very consistent a pruning and cleaning, which is part of the
reason I have the iris borers.)

Doc

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
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Doc,

Could you post some tips for separating iris & replanting? I have some
that
bloom okay, but are in the wrong place and some that don't bloom well
because they probably need more sun.

So far what I know is to plant the corms(?) in the same orientation, so
the
clump spreads in one direction -- and to leave the corms uncovered, but
that's the extent of it.

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"Doc Muhlbaier" wrote in message
m...
I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have
(naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or
all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live
in north Durham, near Duke.

The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and
any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of
the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants.
So, caveat emptor.

Doc Muhlbaier