Bright, elegant garden plants called the “Northern Orchid” are irises. A transplant in the fall will help maintain the plant's life cycle. This procedure is recommended every 4-5 years. It is noticed that during this period the irises grow greatly, the rhizomes increase in size, produce many processes, and the flowers become crowded in the flowerbed. If the flower stalks become smaller every year, then the time has come to transplant irises.
You can divide and transfer plants after flowering and until mid-September. At the same time, you should know that in a dry summer you should not disturb irises. A transplant in the fall is the most favorable action for them when the rhizome is ready for division. No matter in what conditions your flowers grew, the underground part of the irises is always very fragile and ready to break from an careless touch. A broken off process can begin an independent life. To do this, sprinkle the place of cut with ash and plant the root along with the rest of the plants. In this way, old overgrown plants can be divided.
But the timing of transplanting irises does not always fall in the fall. If we are talking about the propagation of flowers, it is likely that young shoots with a fresh cut will not have time to take root and leave unprepared for the winter. Therefore, most gardeners are of the opinion that this procedure is best done after flowering. To do this, cut the peduncle and a fan of green leaves in half. Carefully dig up the tuber and divide. The size of the link-division must be at least 10 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter. This process is cut with a sharp knife, kept in a solution of manganese (0.2%) for 30 minutes, and then dried in the sun. Planting material is not stored, but immediately planted, deepening the tubers 3 cm into the ground.
If there is a desire to leave the flowers in the same garden, then it is completely exempted from weeds, loosened and planted irises. A transplant in the fall will be painless for plants if you dig them out with a lump of earth. But this method is useful only to simply change the place of deployment. It is used by gardeners, accustomed to exchange different varieties.
Favorite habitats on which the "northern orchids" feel best are solar protected areas from the wind. It is good if the soil is non-acidic, mixed with sand or light loam. Throughout the summer, you need to loosen, water and feed irises in a timely manner. Transplanting in the fall is an additional measure that should not be carried out every year, especially if you are driving rare valuable varieties. It is necessary to wait for the growth and growth of rare specimens. From one large rhizome with numerous processes, you can get several tens of sections-plots.
If you decide to replenish your collection, then hurry to get the shoots at the beginning of summer in order to have time to drop them on a permanent place and prepare for winter. Although recently, more and more often can be seen at horticultural exhibitions iris plots in the fall. Such a purchase may disappoint, since the likelihood that immature seedlings will survive in the winter is minimal.