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vols1118
07-28-2006, 04:17 PM
I have had an iris on the shelf of my pond for a year and a half. It has never bloomed. Is there some way that I could get it to start blooming.

Noahsnana
07-28-2006, 05:22 PM
This is a water iris or Louisiana iris?

vols1118
07-28-2006, 06:10 PM
Not sure, it gets yellow flowers.

Noahsnana
07-28-2006, 08:02 PM
This is what I found

Plant in container wider than deep in shallow water depth. Plants will not bloom the first year and may not the second. Depends on your climate and growing conditions. Its leaves sometimes die back over winter, but persist if winters are mild. Divide every two years or so.

Sheena
02-25-2007, 09:00 PM
The other thing to ask is how much sun does it get? Most types of Iris need at least 4-6 hours of sun to bloom. There are some varieties that tolerate shade but they are the more obscure ones.
And how thick is the clump? The dry loving iris hate to be crowded but the water loving aren't as picky. It will still need to be divided every so often, but since you have had it for only a few years I am going to figure that you have a smaller clump.
Do the flowers look a bit like this? Please imagine it in water :-)