White Siberian Iris

[Anonymous]

I am trying to plant white Siberian iris (3 plants) in my small front yard garden as an accent.

I have been trying to source White Swirl or Swan in Flight but had no luck so far.

Does anybody have these plants or any recommendation for a pure white Siberian iris that grows to 2-3 ft and has beautiful foliage through November? Are they not a good idea after all if they are so difficult to find? They are both award recipients.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Holland Bulbs has White Swirl and Colesville Nursey has Swans in Flight.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much! Great to hear. Do you have experience with those plants?

[Anonymous]

Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you so much! Great to hear. Do you have experience with those plants?

I haven’t grown Siberians, my passion is the tall bearded iris. But they should be easy to grow as long as they get plenty of light.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

Do they get enough sunlight?

[Anonymous]

This is better for seasonal interest
https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/iris-pallida-variegata-aurea?srsltid=AfmBOorB2d8h-4HKzsump-ZrxxKNzRe0BzF78XjRJHG6i5neCqq1o1fR

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

Do they get enough sunlight?

The ones I planted, probably not.

The ones that the prior owners planted, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

They need a year to establish themselves before blooming. You will get blooms next year if you just planted them.

I have not found iris to be picky about light or soil. I’ve put them under trees and in sunny spots and they do fine. This may be a case where the “special” varieties and colors of a flower are picky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

Do they get enough sunlight?

The ones I planted, probably not.

The ones that the prior owners planted, yes.

The old Iris will probably benefit from being divided. This should be done in late summer, around July/August /September.

https://www.schreinersgardens.com/pages/how-do-i-plant-bearded-iris?srsltid=AfmBOopRMySjoiABiBj7NzcxlufcJSQKBYryjGCp7Q9O_Dap66NVw51_

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but there are iris I planted last fall, and a bunch of iris that the prior owners of my house planted, and none of them bloomed. While we are on the subject of iris doing well, does anyone know what the reasons can be for this?

Do they get enough sunlight?

The ones I planted, probably not.

The ones that the prior owners planted, yes.

You have to divide them every 5 years or so to encourage better blooming. You can share the extras with neighbors or start a new spot in your garden.