When summer's lush greenness gives way to the sunset hues of autumn, you'd expect the garden to overflow with asters and chrysanthemums. But bearded iris? How did this flouncy flower of spring ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

Master Gardeners answer on how to divide those gorgeous, showy irises Question: Only a few of my bearded irises bloomed this season. They’re forming large clumps and seem to be getting pushed out of ...

KUSA - I think most gardeners would agree that this has been an unusual growing season--to say the least. I'm scratching my head wondering why my late summer and fall bloomers are budded up and ready ...

One reader asks how to divide up bearded irises to produce healthier blooms. Another questions what to look for when buying spring blooming bulbs. Two garden experts share their advice. Darlene F. of ...

Rhizomatous iris – the kind that grows from rhizomes – includes Siberian, Japanese and bearded iris. Other types of iris grow from bulbs and have different care requirements. To keep rhizomatous iris ...

‘You all posted online that now was the time to divide and replant crowded irises. How do I do that?” — R.W. The first exposure to iris for a lot of us was likely in our grandparent’s garden. They ...

Q: We have had a patch of iris for about 10 years. You can imagine how thick that patch has become, since we have never thinned them out. I have read that they should be dug up and divided in July or ...

Question: Our African irises have been in bloom after forming a large clump. When can they be divided and how to make smaller clusters? Answer: After enjoying the spring display of blooms it’s time to ...

Question for Dan Gill: My Louisiana irises are just about finished blooming. When is the best time to dig and transplant plant them? One more question. My brother tells me if you mix colors of irises ...

Irises are essential spring and early summer flowers that are grown from bulbs, offsets and rhizomes in a bewildering number of forms. They have six petals – three upright and three that curve ...