How to multiply them easily

Bring the rotten bearded irises back on their toes

With the bearded iris, it is not uncommon for plants to become blooming after a few years in one location. As a rule, this is not due to insufficient fertilization or a disease, but just makes a special one Maintenance measure necessary. In order to stimulate the flowering of the bearded iris freshly, the rhizomes of the planting are simple excavated, divided and in a new location or in freshly loosened substrate again planted. At the same time, of course, by dividing you also get a larger number of plants whose root rhizomes you should divide and replant again after a few years.

The optimal procedure for dividing the rhizomes

You can do the following for all of them Varieties of Bearded Iris perform equally:

• Be careful with rhizomes spade or Digging fork uncover
• Carefully pull the fine roots with the rhizome out of the earth
• Gently shake off excess soil
• Put rhizomes of one plant variety in a container (so as not to mix them with the rhizomes of other clumps)
• Separate old rhizome parts with sharp planting scissors
• Shorten roots and foliage

The particularly old rhizome parts, which are easy to recognize, can be easily cut off with sharp planting scissors and disposed of. The remaining parts of the rhizome are cut into about 10 to 15 cm pieces and allowed to air dry for about half an hour. The roots grow better after planting if the root growth is stimulated by a slight pruning. So that the shortened roots can adequately supply the plant during the growth phase, the foliage is shortened in a fan shape to a length of about 15 cm.

Do not plant rhizomes too deeply in the ground

The rhizomes of the bearded iris grow just below or below. directly on the surface of the earth. You should therefore not plant the rhizome parts too deeply into the soil in the course of division and reproduction. Otherwise it could happen that the bearded iris does not bloom at all.