This plant has done really well in previous years. This year I doubt it will last long enough to flower. Any ideas? My others are the same. Brown and withered. Thanks in advance.
What variety is it? A. "Honorine Jobert" does OK for me in dry part-shade, although it's noticeably happier this year than last year (more rain, less heat). It's one of the older varieties that has stood the test of time. I think some of the newer ones like "White Swan" are more temperamental.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Thanks @JennyJ and @Fairygirl. This is Honorine J but it has been so wet here in the SE. Perhaps overcrowded and can’t compete with the grape vine next door, which has really taken off this year.
I wouldn't have thought wet would be a problem (unless it's completely waterlogged, in which case other plants would be affected too). Possibly competition. I suggest leave it alone and see what happens - mine is better some years than others so yours might do better next year.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
The SE of England isn't really known for being 'consistently moist' though. If it's been dry for a reasonable period, it won't have enjoyed that. Waterlogging would be very unlikely looking at that photo - loads of plants there to soak it up. Are those bearded Irises? If they are, and are thriving, it suggests the area's dry, and possibly the soil is too lightweight. They [J. Anems] do best in heftier, damper soil - especially the white ones. I can easily grow them among lots of other plants and shrubs, but the soil never fully dries out here, especially in shady areas. H. Jobert is very reliable. I don't have it in this garden, but I used to grow it in others. Very easy. It'll move no problem, but it may take a year to re settle.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They'll cope for a while, as they're easy plants, but long term - they need reliable moisture, and/or moisture retentive soil to really thrive. They spread/seed quite quickly when happy too. If you can find a better site for it, and do the usual thing of adding plenty of organic matter, it should do better long term
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If it's been dry for a reasonable period, it won't have enjoyed that.
Waterlogging would be very unlikely looking at that photo - loads of plants there to soak it up.
Are those bearded Irises? If they are, and are thriving, it suggests the area's dry, and possibly the soil is too lightweight. They [J. Anems] do best in heftier, damper soil - especially the white ones. I can easily grow them among lots of other plants and shrubs, but the soil never fully dries out here, especially in shady areas.
H. Jobert is very reliable. I don't have it in this garden, but I used to grow it in others. Very easy. It'll move no problem, but it may take a year to re settle.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you can find a better site for it, and do the usual thing of adding plenty of organic matter, it should do better long term
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...