Growing Iris Through the Seasons
One of the outstanding features of the iris family is its long season of bloom. In the early spring, while the weather is still cool, the violet-blue flowers of Iris
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Growing Healthy Iris: Facts To Know For Strong Iris Plants
Modern bearded iris is probably the most spectacular and desirable of all late-blooming spring perennials in eastern Massachusetts. The flowers are large, of beautiful form, and in magnificent colors ranging
Iris Flower Mutation: What Is It and What Causes It?
Growing in my garden for several years, an iris of good quality produced purple flowers with yellow-bearded falls. During the past season, most of the flower stalks of the plant
Growing Iris In Idaho: How I Grow Iris Idaho Flowers
Our section of Idaho is irrigated country, and to us who garden here, it presents its particular problems. I am an iris enthusiast. These flowers are one of the most
Growing Baboon Flower Plants: How To Care For Babiana
Babiana (ba-bee-AN-uh) is a bulbous perennial belonging to the genus Babiana and from the iris family, Iridaceae. The genus name Babiana is derived from the Dutch word “baviaan” and the
Growing Dwarf Bearded Iris: Are They A Problem Grow Right?
When a dwarf iris enthusiast discusses his favorite subject, they usually have the dwarf beardless or native types in mind, and they usually qualify their enthusiasm by some such phrase
Growing The Vesper Iris: The Blooming Iris That Tells Time
Here’s an iris that tells time! At three o’clock every day from late July to frost, the 2″ inch flowers open into colorful gems of blue, lavender, or wine color,
Growing The Bayou Beauty Louisiana Iris A Swamp Horticultural Treasure
Deep in the swamps of south Louisiana grows a horticultural treasure that has all the brilliance of precious jewels. Whence this fabulous Louisiana iris came, or when, no one knows.
6 Tips For Getting Iris Bulbs Off To A Good Start
Irises are easy, hardy perennials that thrive under difficult conditions and seldom cause much trouble. Far more than that, they present you in May and June with an all-out blooming
Using Bearded Iris Flowers For Landscape Color
Summary: Bearded iris provides gardens with a rainbow of color from late May and early June. What color combinations will you use? If you want a rainbow in the garden