Purple Bearded Iris

Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome.

Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome.

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Sea of Love' Reblooming Bearded Iris has icy lavender-blue petals with a contrasting pale yellow beard.

Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome.

Growing Bearded Irises These majestic flowers are surprisingly easy to grow, and actually require less attention than almost any other garden flowers. Bearded irises grow best with the tops of their rhizomes exposed.

Blooms twice, in spring and fall, it's an easy-care garden standout. Soothing, yet elegant, this flower is in motion with the lightest breeze. ‘Mother Earth' Reblooming Bearded Iris harmonizes in pastel pinks and lavenders with cloud-like white ruffled...

With softly ruffled 4" flowers on gracefully arched stems, this hardy Iris will give years of easy-care pleasure. Standing tall at up to 36", the pure azure blooms are a mid-season garden stand-out.

‘All About Spring' Bearded Iris shimmers with subtle lavender petals, edged in a buttery yellow. With huge 7 ½" blooms it's a garden star! Blooming in mid-to-late spring, its sweet fragrance and delicate colors make it a great backdrop or a focal point...

Deer resistant, it's a pollinator favorite. Lots of small rosy-orchid colored blooms with tangerine-orange beards infuse the garden with cheerful color. A wee lass in the Bearded Iris world, ‘Wild Irish Rose', will brighten up a corner and mix well...

Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome.

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Violet Turner' Reblooming Bearded Iris boasts lavender standard petals and deep-purple falls that are edged in a lighter violet.

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Edith Wolford' Bearded Iris is a beautiful bi-color combination of pastel yellow and purple. (Iris germanica)

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Silken Trim' Bearded Iris is unbelievably beautiful with violet and red merlot-colored ruffled falls.

Sometimes it's the quiet flowers that get the attention. ‘Downtown Brown' Bearded Iris almost takes our breath away with its unusual earthy coloration. Its luscious chocolate coloring with a golden center changes to golden yellow a few days later, creating...

Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome.

Warm and luscious, ‘Full of Magic' Bearded Iris conjures a rich palette of peachy pink standards (upright petals), cascading into veined deep rose falls (downward petals). Tall in stature and blooming in mid-season, its warm colors and strap-like foliage...

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Red Hawk' Bearded Iris blooms a gorgeous red with elegant ruffles on the edges. (Iris germanica)

Mid-spring blooms are followed by another late summer bloom for two rounds of colorful flowers. Elegant and showy, they stand tall – a perfect backdrop for other colorful flowers or greenery.

A study in contrasts, ‘Swept Off My Feet' Reblooming Bearded Iris draws the eye to feast upon a pure white petal edged and topped off by deep purples and violets. With a bright tangerine beard, it's a cheery garden staple.

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. 'Magical Encounter' Reblooming Bearded Iris has blush pink petals and bright coral-pink beards.

Bearded irises grow best with the tops of their rhizomes exposed. You'll find the "root" is not really a bulb, but what is called a "rhizome"--an irregularly shaped bulbous root that grows at a right angle from the foliage.

Flowering in mid-spring, ‘In Living Color' has a lovely musky fragrance and is prolific and drought tolerant. Ruffled petals abound as the bright gold standards (upright petals) harmonize with the violet-rose petals edged in a gilt golden band.

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. Lavishly ruffled, 'Silverado' Bearded Iris produces silvery-lavender, long-lasting blooms. (Iris germanica)

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. Pretty in pastels, 'Discovered Treasure' Bearded Iris is a beauty. (Iris germanica) Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it...

Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. The fabulous 'I'm Back' Reblooming Bearded Iris adds drama to the garden with light-purple petals, near-black falls and deep-gold beards.

Don't want to decide between all of our different shades of blue Bearded Irises? This mix has a fantastic spread of color and heights to add dimension and color to your garden. Purples, blues and whites mix together in harmony.

Then, when I notice their stalks reaching upward with pointy, rolled-up blooms, I get real excited. That's wonderful advice which is good to follow; however, I have successfully moved irises in every season except winter, so it's time to get going on...