How long to Irises take to bloom?
We inherited a bunch of irises with our house. Buds started appearing on them about a week and a half ago, but none of them have opened yet.
Are they not healthy, or do they just take a long time? Once they start blooming, how long do they go for?
They are all circling trees, but most get about 5-6 hours a day of light (even the ones that get more/less are doing the same thing). It has been raining like crazy for the past couple weeks, so it can't be water.
We moved in at the end of July and they were all an ugly, browning, drooping mess. I didn't know they were irises until a lady on a walk stopped to talk to us and excitedly said "ooh, you have irises."
My husband wants to tear them up because they were so ugly when we moved in, but I think the flowers are gorgeous. What can I do to help them bloom and keep them from being an eyesore this year? I think he will be sold once he sees the flowers.