Yellow tips on leaves??

12 years ago

Hello,
I am a newbie to the lovely Iris, but I'm afraid something is wrong with mine. I planted 17 bulbs back in March and all of them have come up now and two have blooms so far. One of them actually just bloomed this afternoon. My question is, I just noticed today, that the very tips of the leaves on every single plant are a yellowish color. I've included a picture but to see the leaf tips you'll have to zoom in a bit. The two flowers look healthy (to me, but that's not saying much lol) I'm just concerned about the leaf tips. This is my very first flower bed and it's not yet finished (i.e., still need to mulch) but I don't want to do anything else to it if something is wrong with the irises for fear of having to dig up a lot of stuff. Sorry so long. Any help and/or advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Callie

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Comments (3)

iris_gal
12 years ago
Dutch iris do that sometimes. Whether it's heat the prompts it or something else .......... don't know. Not to worry. It's never prevented mine from increase.

Gorgeous stalk. Be sure to let all the foliage yellow before cutting back to insure next year's bloom. Wouldn't it be nice if yours is a double socketed bloom?!
cmarie8280
Original Author
12 years ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer!! I feel so much better now!! Honestly, I didn't even know they are Dutch iris, I just looked at the picture on the bulbs and said "ooh these are pretty!" LOL! Total novice? Why yes, that's me ;-)

By the way, what is a double socketed bloom? Going by context clues, I would think it means two "flowers"? Sorry, I'm really an iris "dummy" :-/
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iris_gal
12 years ago
For an iris "dummy" you're doing great!

Double socketed means exactly what you said. Sometimes you can feel a 2nd bud in the sheath (term ?). I could kill the gophers who ate mine.