Walking Iris

[Kathy]

Hi
A friend gave me a piece of a walking Iris years ago.
It's growing good.
And it gets plenty of sun & I use m. gro. on it.
but it has never bloomed.
Does anyone have any idea to why it will not bloom?
Thank you for your help & God bless you!!!
Kathy

[PlantSwap]

I got some that blooms yellow at a plant swap some time ago. It prefers soggy roots (ie. wet/poor draining soil). I've got mine in a raised bed (all my beds are raised), but in a mostly shaded spot. It only gets morning sun. It's doing fine and blooms every year.

[maryataylor]

Mine is in part shade and I planted it last summer. It bloomed already this year.

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

I don't have a clue cause I have a bearded iris thats beautiful 3 yrs. old & never bloomed either. Whats up ya'll

[zuzu's petals]

I have some "Walking Iris" that are the same type as yours, Mary.
I have several pots of these which I over-wintered in my glasshouse, those are in bloom now,
but I also planted some in my garden up here in NC (zone 8) to see how they would do.
At least some of them seem to have survived the winter, but I have yet to see if they will flower.

They multiply like crazy, in a month or two, I should have plenty to share.

Pushin ~ I don't know what your soil is like, but here in my sandy soil, I have to "lift" the bearded Iris
rhizomes pretty frequently, when they get themselves dug too deeply into the sand, they stop flowering.

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

I'll replant them and see

[zuzu's petals]

I'll replant them and see

Wait until after you're sure that they aren't going to bloom this year.
I usually replant mine so that the rhizomes are partly above the soil level.

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

Ok I'll wait but I may have them planted too deep