Dividing Iris?

Does anyone know when is the best time to divide iris plants.
They are in kind of overgrown clumps right now.

Thanks.

"Greg Cooper" wrote in message
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Does anyone know when is the best time to divide iris plants.
They are in kind of overgrown clumps right now.
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I've done mine both in early spring and in the fall with great success. I
would think if you want the most flowers, do them in the fall.
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Iris is not too fussy when it comes to dividing them. I do mine
anytime during the year.

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 05:42:29 GMT, Greg Cooper
wrote:

===Does anyone know when is the best time to divide iris plants.
===They are in kind of overgrown clumps right now.
===
===Thanks.


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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 05:42:29 GMT, Greg Cooper
wrote:

Does anyone know when is the best time to divide iris plants.
They are in kind of overgrown clumps right now.


Anytime after they've bloomed in the spring. If you do it earlier in the
spring, they very likely won't bloom that year (plus, the part that bloomed
needs to be cut out and tossed, it won't bloom again). ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Thanks to all that replied

I guess I can get busy dividing anytime I like now.

My local Raccoon came by a couple nights ago to make a start on things
he made a fair mess of things so I might as well finish the job.

Cheers.

Greg Cooper wrote:

Does anyone know when is the best time to divide iris plants.
They are in kind of overgrown clumps right now.

Thanks.

"Greg Cooper" wrote in message
news:jbkHe.201047$on1.98563@clgrps13...
Thanks to all that replied

I guess I can get busy dividing anytime I like now.

My local Raccoon came by a couple nights ago to make a start on things
he made a fair mess of things so I might as well finish the job.
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Raccoons are the reason we can't have a pond down by the road in front of
our property. We have at least 1/3 acre to utilize in the full sun. I
tried a small pool down there several years ago but the coons were in it
every night trashing the plants and terrorizing the goldfish.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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