Digging up and replanting daffodils, lilies and iris

Question

We are downsizing, leaving my garden I have built and worked in for 25 years! It is end of April in Memphis, TN. Can I dig up my GrandMothers and Mother’s Iris, daffodils and lilies NOW and relocate to my son’s homes till we find our “next really forever home????

Answer 1

The best time to transplant is during dormancy. Each of these will go dormant at a different time. You can still attempt to transplant now, but they might not flower for a year or two. Most will survive other than this.