Things You'll Need:
- Irises.
- Garden shears.
- Small Shovel.
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Step 1
The first thing that you need to do is dig up the irises that you want to split and transplant. To do this, you should dig a circle about three inches away from the base of the flower. That way you won't injure the roots.
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Step 2
When you get the clump of dirt and the iris out of the grown, shake off the extra dirt. If there is more than one clump of leaves coming off of the a large root, you can split the irises. To do this, just pull apart the two clumps of leaves. Make sure that you have part of the big tuber and some small roots attached to each clump.
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Step 3
Now cut the leaves down to about four inches from the roots. With the shock of the transplant, the plant will not be able to support itself without cutting down the leaves.
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Step 4
When you have done this, the irises are ready to be replanted. To do this, dig a shallow hole. A lot of people plant irises too deep, and they don't like that. When planting the irises, you want the very top of the tuber to be above ground. Then pack in the dirt around the roots to remove any air bubbles.
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Step 5
It never hurts to water any plant that you have just transplanted. You want the dirt to be moist, but don't flood the plant.
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Step 6
This is a long term investment. You usually want to wait until after the flowers have bloomed to transplant them. After transplanting the iris, it will not bloom that season, but it will come back nice and strong the following spring.
