Nothing eats mine (your's, lol), but the slugs and snails seem to really like the white ones (go figure). Maybe it's a large dog and 4 cats that maraud the property, dunno, but they are looking nice right now. I've always thought they were basically "bullet proof".

Mine are up about 12-18" now and I haven't really noticed any sign of buds yet... but they generally flower for me in mid/late June.

The usual suspects are: woodchucks, rabbits, deer, MAYBE a porcupine (ulikely). Anyone else have any thoughts?

Mine are covered with buds that are starting to show some color.

Thx, chelone and saypt. I am in metrowest Boston, so maybe mine will start to show buds soon? Somebody left parts of their body on my front walk, near the nibbled iris, last night. Looked like dead bunny to me. Maybe my iris will be less nibbled now?

When a friend gave me a large division of her siberian iris, it took a couple of years before they bloomed (mid June) in my VT garden . Worth the wait, of course! Stunning next to the peonies!

This year, in late April, I brought a clump down to Mass. Boy, would I love it if they bloomed this June!!! The foliage adds a nice touch to my garden in the meantime.

Good luck with yours, mayalena.

wow, this is a new one! i have never heard of an animal eating sib.iris.
best, mindy

When I got mine from White Flower Farm, they wrote that they wouldn't bloom the first year that they were planted, but would the 2nd year - and they were right.

Don't know about the nibbles. I have deer, rabbits, etc. but they don't touch them. Are the leaves torn off (ragged edges - Deer) or snipped off straight and even (rabbits)?

I was thinking of Mayalena yesterday as I wandered the yard. I looked closely at the clump of Ceasar's Brother in the sunniest locale... there were buds on the sunniest side of it, but not on the more shaded side. And they were only up about 8"... I had to sort of feel for the plumpness.

Hi. Strangely, posted here yesterday that I've got BUDS! My post disappeared, but my buds didn't! Yay! And thanks for your support....
The 2 plants that have been nibbled were nibbled straight off and even, so I definitely suspect bunny. Deer-off may be helping? These were the 2 I inherited from Chelone (thank you!). Their foliage is a lighter, yellower green than the "butter and sugar" (?) I got from Bluestone last spring.
I am so excited to see what my buds will do. Thank you, Chelone! (and bluestone, I guess....)
C

hope the following helps...
last year deer and rabbits & woodchucks feasted on my tulips etc. this year I applied a gallon of water that I'd warmed to not quite simmer added about a teaspoon of red pepper flakes and about 1/2 teaspoon of carribean hot sauce let cool then watered the first little buds with it. 1 got nibbled and that was it. After every HEAVY rain I add a drop hot sauce to 1/2 gal and water the general vicinity. Haven't had a problem since.