Are Iris bulbs something you see for sale in supermarkets?

[ismiledather]

If so what time of year do they go on sale?

Is this the best way to buy them for your garden?

Im seeing them in bloom everywhere and really convert them!

Iris x hollandica (Dutch Iris ) grow from bulbs which you’d buy in the Autumn. Other Irises which are in bloom now are the Bearded Irises which grow from a rhizome and I doubt you’ll find them in a supermarket.

Thankyou @AlwaysGardening

I garden on a budget so looking forward to the cheapest way to buy them.

if you have a local garden club or ‘free, sale or swap’ group on Facebook in your area, you might well pick some up cheaply. People divide clumps after flowering so often have bits to give away or sell for very little. Keep an eye out for plant sales in church halls etc.

@ismiledather There are two sorts of iris, those that grow from bulbs which you can buy from shops in the autumn, and the ones which grow from rhizomes, which are thick fleshy roots that run along the surface of the soil and create big clumps.

Those with rhizomes are the ones that people divide after flowering.

if you're after bearded irises (rhizomes) then I second the idea of looking out on local facebook groups/nextdoor etc. The time to divide them is July/August so keep an eye out then, or post asking if anyone has any irises to offer. I've given away loads of irises locally via Facebook.

@InertBird I wonder if we live near each other!