When do irises bloom?

Irises are ideal perennials for most gardeners. It is easy to grow just require little routine maintenance. Irises prefers light, loamy location and well-drained soil. Iris grows best in full sun and under partial shade. Excessive shade will reduce flowering. Make sure you plant them high enough so the top of the rhizome is slightly above the soil level. Water them regularly to keep the soil moist, but not excessive wet it will rot the root. Usually Irises do not require fertilizers. But if you want to apply, avoid placing them directly on the clumps as this can burn and injure the rhizomes. Even mulches are also not recommended. Iris can be grown in containers for indoor or outdoor uses. The flowers are commonly used as dried flowers or in cut flower arrangements.Another Answer:The great thing about iris's is they take no care. The bulb is a rhizome so it just sits on the top of the soil no need to dig a hole to plant. They tend to spread easily as well. Another Answer:I have over 500 iris' in my yard. I'm no expert, but I know a little bit about about them. Dutch iris, or Japanese iris are water loving plants that require damp to extremely wet soil. Regular Iris plants have larger blooms and bloom early in the season, dutch iris' bloom for about 6 months, smaller Trumpet shaped blooms. When the stem gets flowers on it, it required more water than normal. when the blooms fall, cut stem and remove near the base, because it can rot and destroy the root. cut the tips of the leaves when they turn brown and discard to the compost bin. In the fall, I trim back the blades about 6 inches above ground in a fan pattern. This keeps the leaves from the winter cold. You should separate the plants about every 2-3 years because if they get too dense, they will fail to bloom. Replant them in the same bed about 18-24 inches apart in every direction and they will flourish. To store the bulb or root, trim the leaves back to about one inch and keep them in a cool dry space like in the crawl space under the house and replant them in late winter. If interested, i also trade them to people who want them. They enjoy full sun and will not die easily. They grow from the deserts of Israel and Pakistan to the frigid areas like the Siberian tundra, they tolerate no rain to full immersion in water. A very versatile plant that is hard to kill and can you tell its my favorite flower?