While not as flamboyant as the modern hybrids, they have a certain grace that allows them to be included in any beardless iris collection. This article will introduce you to the wild Siberian iris species.
The white-flowered blue flag iris, I. Found in Newfoundland, lost, then rediscovered elsewhere and repatriated, this article may be of interest to plant history buffs! Certainly, beardless iris lovers will find this an interesting story.
After reading a crazy man online, I placed newspaper right on Bermuda grass, piled it high with dirt, and planted away.I thought I really had cheated the system. They are perfect, full, lush, and just stunning?
I cherish the reticulated iris in my garden as they are my harbinger of spring. Perhaps you can work to provide the rest of them, too? Expectantly I wait through the colder days, hoping that the iris got a good, dry summer baking for maximum winter flower.
These are not a plant that will just give up after a bad year.They will be there today and for a long time to come.4. Carefree – Apart from a very few pests, these plants are carefree wonders.
Get the right plant in the right place and they will reward you but get a plant in a place were it is less than happy and the blooms will suffer. With some of the iris, like Louisiana Iris for example, you have no real choices.Here, they all bloom at...
There are many local gardens that you can tour in most areas of the United States that have wonderful iris gardens.These are great places to see what grows well in your area and the real color of the blooms in your garden.Shape – More and more gardeners...
By keeping some basic planting principles in mind, you will figure out what works best for irises in your garden. Continue to water two or three times a week until you see new growth, and then let the rain do your watering.
It is pleasing to know that the flower you are looking at could be seen by others the world over.Like I said before, this plant can fill any space you can throw at it. If given half a chance it will grow and, not only grow, it will spread.
But if even small daughter rhizomes are forming on it, it can be worth keeping. Screw your courage to the sticking point, and pry up that first clump. Knock off the dirt, or rinse with the hose, until you can see what's going on with the rhizomes.Rhizomes...
Would it change what you could do and your value in society? One misnamed iris going out can ruin you credibility in the iris circles, especially if it happens again and again and again.No matter who in this world breeds the iris there will always be...
You can and should post your baby here in the Iris forum and you will see, once you think it is ready, there will be others who think so too.Once it is named and listed in the Plant Files you will be ready to sell or trade your new iris.I want to thank...
What do you find funny? They may have come from the living, or may be from the grave of the dead. What are you looking for? These iris are grown for the memory they hold.No matter how you look at it these plants, they are the ones that you know will be...
Those of us with less than the millions needed to fulfill our every garden dream are best left looking at what we already have and buying iris that fit our needs.On the whole, iris love to be planted closer to the surface than most of their plant kingdom...
Iris are not one of them. Read what people wrote.If it looks too good to be true, send them an e-mail and see what they think now. On the whole the companies who package and ship these irises don't care if you ever see a bloom.These are impulse buy iris...
I remember having irises out front that were quite ruffly (I think it was around 1998) in a pale blue shade. That became years.And these sun-starved fellows (pictured on the left) were planted in the corner of what was once a sunny flower bed under a...
Irises are extensively available online and through specialized nurseries. 'Gizmo the Gremlin' pictured at left and 'Mulberry Rose' at right.Maybe the most lovable aspect of irises is that they are forgiving creatures.
This is not a tall bearded but rather a medium bearded. Before planting iris in the garden, make sure you have visited thefor advice. It is truly one of the best pinks in the historic category.- Bred by Benson in 1963, Skywatch is a wonderful violet tall...
Thank you to kennedyh for this wonderful photo.Siberian – These are iris better suited to the colder Northern areas of the world. They are easy to grow, bloom fast from seed, and are carefree – in the moist and mild areas they call home.
Well guess what time it is? All under the beautiful views of the Flat Iron mountains of Boulder, Colorado.If you can find an iris grower near your area, I strongly suggest youMost will allow you to purchase irises on the spot, which can be the best way...
Stomachaches were relieved by a tea made from the plants, and other concoctions have been used to treat various stomach and intestinal disorders.Thanks to chicochi3 for the image of the clump of foliage, and to plantdude for the image of Sisyrinchium...
In the wild, blue flags grow from Minnesota east to New England, south to Virginia and north into eastern Canada, from Manitoba east to Newfoundland. However, with such a large distributional range, other more interesting colour forms often spontaneously...
I wanted to put in some kind of ornamental fountain, a few goldfish too fancy to feed to the garter snake, a water lily, and some kind of tall plant for contrast - a cattail or an iris, like the yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus.
One of the easiest bulbs to grow indoors, hybrid Amaryllis often grow to almost 2 feet before opening the huge trumpets of bloom. The genus contains about 150 species, with a native range of southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia.
Each area has plants that will grow well without much (if any) supplemental water in properly amended soils. Add to this the effects of urban living: the pollution and pavement, and the challenge of a cottage garden in the heart of a large city seems...
And in many cases, the tried and true older cultivars are the ones that will shine in your garden, outperforming all others year after year. That's gardeners for you!or search online, and see if there's an iris club or society sale near you this summer.
This might be a path taken by a messenger of the gods and thus a possible explanation of the connection between the rainbow and the messenger. In the myths, Iris was never explicitly associated with the rainbow, although they had the same name."Up, go,...
