Webinar #23 "Growing Iris in Containers" by Doug Chyz
Published 2022-02-14
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
Iris have been grown in containers, or pots if you prefer, for a very long time. You can grow iris in containers and get great bloom, and now even exhibit and have them judged in an AIS Iris Show. This webinar may just stimulate you to try out a new option for growing iris. We’ll cover the: will they bloom, why grow them in containers, types and sizes of containers, the soil, care of container iris, hardiness zone concerns, pros and cons, and exhibiting container iris.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Doug Chyz has been growing and enjoying iris in beds and in containers for over 20 years. He has been a member of the AIS since 1998, has been President of the Fredericksburg Area Iris Society, Region 4 RVP, and is currently an AIS Director and Co-chair of the Public Relation and Marketing Committee. Doug has experience growing various types of irises in containers, and considers himself a “seat of the pants” gardener, so you might find some of his practices interesting.
Links:
The American Iris Society: www.irises.org/
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/theamericanirissociety
twitter.com/TweetAIS
www.instagram.com/theamericanirisociety
theamericanirissociety.blogspot.com/
All Comments (6)
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Thank you for making these videos! I'm just starting my iris collection. I started gardening with my grandmother and I still have some of her historic iris!
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The dish detergent works as a surfactant which helps with the blending of the mixture and increases the spreading and wetting properties of the mixture. I use a few drops of dish detergent when making my neem oil mixtures.
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Great video. I've been interested in using iris in larger pots for visual interest. In the past when I've receive a smaller rhizome, I'll pot them up. Then I don't loose track of it (due to it's small size) and they can grow a bit before adding it to the landscape. Thank you for the new ideas on iris in the landscape.
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About the lady mentioned the snakes... I have had a black snake try to hibernate around my potted daylilies outside. It is unnerving for sure.
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Can you grow iris on a porch?
