Chinenses section irises
John Lonsdale (Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:17:44 PDT)

Good luck Dennis!

I collected mine about 7 weeks ago in eastern PA. The
capsules were green and firm when I went in for my hip
op., and brown and dehisced when I got home 3 days later.
I managed to salvage a few. Iris koreana did the same
thing at the same time. Iris henryi flowered but didn't
set seed, unfortunately. They are a wonderful group of
irises. Do you know when is the best time to divide them?
I tried both a couple of years ago and potted up 30-40
single fans of each and got only about 10% success. I
expected > 90%. Most rotted, although it was a very wet
spring and summer here. Have you tried them in the fall?

Best,

J.