I have an iris that blooms every other year -- would like to know why?

I have an iris that blooms every other year -- would like to know why?
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Sounds like it does not like the side of the house...........dig up a couple of them and plant them in full sun in the fall not too deep and in the spring a little lime and some horsemanure before they come up.  If they bloom 2 years in a row then you know there in too much shade.
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