Iris's , re-planting?

i dugup my iris's this summer, they were getting crowded.


I want to re-plant them now in the fall. do you think the root will still come up in the spring, even though, they've been out of the ground and in my shed for the summer?

Iris's , re-planting?
I dug some up in the spring one year bcause they were crowded. Planted some of them, tossed some on top of a table outside, and never moved them. The ones I re-planted did just fine. The ones on the table, without benefit of any care, dirt or anything else whatsoever, also came up and bloomed the next spring. So I replanted most of them that summer (August is really the best time), and they continued to do just fine. The ones left on the table for the second year didn't make it.
Reply:Almost for sure. Irises are very hardy, and I have left mine out of the ground for extended periods and they were fine. If the rhizome (the part just below the surface of the soil, looks like ginger) isn't mushy, then they should be okay. Plant them and see what happens.
Reply:Depends on how much the roots have dried out. If all vitality went bye bye, no irises in the Spring. If the roots crack and break, they are too dry. Plant the roots that seem limber and see what happens in Spring. You can always start over. Next time you want to move Iris, cut the stems across after the iris has stopped blooming and is trying to form a seed head. Give them a haircut. Leave about 5 inches of stalk. Now leave them alone until Fall. In the Fall, dig up divide, and replant.
Reply:depends do the bulbs feel normal or do they feel hollow or soft if hollow and soft toss them if they feel normal plant them they may not bloom next year or could lay dormant it never hurts to try
Reply:you can split them and replant but if they are bearded irises ,don't plant them deep or they won't bloom. leave a bit of the rhizomes showing above the soil and just cover the roots. cut the tops back to about 6 inches so that the energy from the plant will be directed to the roots and not the tops that are going to die back anyway.
Reply:Irises need to be broken up every 2-3 years. Break them up %26amp; replant in the fall - I try %26amp; have all my fall planting done by Columbus Day.
Reply:I have a bag full of Iris that my sister in law gave me that's been sitting out on my porch for the past 2 months and they are still green. They are tough little buggers.
Reply:If they show any life at all, they'll probably make it, they're tough. RScott