Iris Transplant Q: I wanted to know if you can dig out bulbs of irises from one yard to another. The irises have been in the yard for many years. Will they do OK in my yard if I dig them out and tr… ...

One reader asks how to divide up bearded irises to produce healthier blooms. Another questions what to look for when buying spring blooming bulbs. Two garden experts share their advice.

Bearded irises increase in size every year, and though they're not very fussy plants, they do need proper care to flourish.

That said, iris rhizomes are more suitable for spring planting than true bulbs. Spring-planted irises typically grow from rhizomes—thick, fleshy root structures with visible root nodes.

IRIS flowers are simple yet beautiful flowers that come in a vast array of colours. When should I plant iris bulbs?

August is the perfect time to plant these 14 spring-blooming bulbs. They thrive in various hardiness zones, but you'll want ...

They grow from either rhizomes or bulbs but the tough irises that endure in our gardens are invariably of the rhizomatous type. I have had personal experience with the following iris species: 1.

Iris are one of the easiest garden flowers to grow. They are also referred to as a pass-along plant, because we have starts from our parents or grandparents that have been handed down through ...

Refrigerating daffodil, narcissus and Dutch iris bulbs won't hurt the plants but it's not necessary. (Hector Amezcua for The Sacramento Bee) QUESTION: I have ordered several daffodil, narcissus ...

We normally think of irises as tall bearded flowers with rhizomatous roots, but there are a sizeable number that have bulbs rather than rhizomes. Of these, the varieties of Iris reticulata are the ...