Donna hello, Marys reply was perfect, yes those holes , you would never notice if the roots had been there. I think as Mary stated, I would take them and replant them in another area since you haven't seen any new growth, and see if that works, The only thing I have really had to hurt a iris is rot, or being too wet. I remember one year I was out planting irises, and accidently left one laying out on the deck, its little rhizome uncovered just laying there, and didn't find it, until the next spring, right after we had the coldest winter, even a strong ice storm. I took the little iris ,and planted it, and it grew for me. Maybe that's one reason irises are my favorites ! How God made something with such fragile, lovely, and colorful blooms, be so tough is just amazing!!!
