why won`t my Iris bloom?

by Harry
(Alabama)

Confederate Rose

Confederate Rose "Hibiscus Mutalibilus"

why won`t my Iris bloom? They are in well drained soil & were fed plenty of bone meal.

Doug says the main cause of iris non-blooming is lack of light and/or the corms being planted too deeply. If we're talking about the large flowering or German Iris, the corm should be on the surface and the roots buried or the corm should be half buried. Put that corm down an inch or more and you'll never see blooms.

Hope that helps (nice closeup of that Hibiscus btw)_

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why won`t my Iris bloom?

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Iris?
by: clueless

Well I bough my house 3 years ago and I have a dogwood with iris(i think) underneath that was already here. The have never bloomed but they multiply. Is there anything else they could be or do I need to try and redo do the planting?

iris
by: Stan

Are Irises Bi Annul bloomers. If I re-plant them will they bloom this year?

Late Bloomer
by: Joe

my iris bloomed in the autumn of the year...Is this unusual?

Iris not blooming - 2nd year
by: Nancy

I redid my iris bed 2 years ago--foillowed all the directions to the T including who much of what to put in the ground before planting. They have not bloomed since, except 1-2 and this year none. What is wrong? Should I have just dropped them on the ground?

thanks in re Irisis
by: harry

Thanks for the advice!
H.B.

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Doug Green