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Iris Reticulata

David792David792 Posts: 1
in Problem solving

A few years a go Monty mentioned on Gardeners World that Iris Reticulata won't flower a second year because the ground in the UK is too cold.

I decided to experiment by planting some in a pot with a palm. The compost is very gritty and the pot gets baked in the summer.

The spring they have flowered for the second year in succession and they are showing signs of naturalising. A success!

Regards

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,088

    Well done.   It's not just cold but wet they don't like.  Given the right conditions in pots or raised beds or planters, many such plants can thrive in the UK.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Mine are always planted in containers to counteract the cold wet soil issue. Same with tulips. I think if you can create the right conditions though -  ie a raised bed, as Obelixx says,  you could easily do it.

    Planted in with other plants which like the same conditions and I'm sure you'd get a nice display and a few years out of them, as you do in pots.  image

    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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