Send Irises

There is something great here.It is the best thing you can do, really… this is gold when you think about it! Every three years you can share your prized iris with friends, family, fellow DGer's, the list just goes on and on!In time you will get them...

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? I made sure to dig down below the clay(the second time around.

Widespread rot can be an indication of borer damage.Many gardeners fertilize their bearded irises in early spring for a fabulous show of summer blooms, using a "bloom booster" product with a high middle number in its N-P-K ratio.

They are beautiful, easy to grow and come in more colors, shapes and sizes that one would ever believe possible.” And that is it.They are simple, easy to grow plants that are a classic in the garden.

Find the right iris for the right spot and they will reward you with years and years of blooms and joy.Check on the sun when you start to look at places to order. Even with some flowers they might tolerate just being thrown in here and there, but not...

These plants must be well placed and spaced out in the garden.Family Tree – Avmoran told me “Now I buy (iris) on pedigree, potential for crosses and fertility.” If you are looking to breed iris in the future, you need to keep good records and know...

They will bloom in a year or two. Full sun is best, although many older and heirloom varieties will still bloom well in partial shade. See theA rhizome will only bloom once in its life.

If given half a chance it will grow and, not only grow, it will spread. Thank you to Badseed for the photos in this article. What other plant can you say that about?What other plant shares such a rich and varied history with family members able to grow...

Preen is a wonderful tool in the garden if use the right way. The mixture is a hand full of alfalfa pellets or dehydrated alfalfa meal into a five gallon buck of water and let sit covered in the sun for a few days.

It's OK to break off a rhizome or two from the edge of a clump to share with a friend, but theentire clump does need to be dug up and sorted out every 3 to 5 years. Just put one hand on either side of the "joint" between two rhizome sections, and snap...

Let's look at a few reasons you might really want to know the name of your iris plant.Some plants are rare and worth more. Most gardens have one or two plants without their names and, while some people fight to figure out the names of their little flowers,...

Why spend so much time, effort, garden space, and resources just to have a sub par plant that will end up compost for the next batch of iris you try to raise? There is no magic wand to wave over the top and see it is ready.

Plants that don't bloom, and bloom well, are not passed along. Will their main focus be the historical or the modern? What do you find funny? At one time or another each gardener must make the choice.

This is where planning and care must be made in the preparation of the flower bed before the irises come home. You have to ask why? There are some iris that are deep, big feeders – like Japanese iris, but even these have a limit to their needs.

This will tell you quickly if, in your area, this is the way the bloom looks. Iris are not one of them. If they are not listed here don't buy from them. Where did you go wrong and what can you do?

I have an iris plan. The tree grew, and now the irises are entirely covered in shade. From what I have read, it is a good practice to feed irises very lightly or not at all, so I will be conservative if I amend the naturally sandy soil in my yard.Once...

What is all the fuss? With oddities like brown, green and black, and harder to find colors in the garden like apricot, crimson, and vivid blue, irises provide a color fix for any preference.Whether you have one iris or thirty, they can make a statement...

Irises are among the hardiest and easiest to grow perennials. This is an intermediate iris, good for the middle of the flower bed. The color is crisp and clear and the ruffles will make you think of a victorian gown.

Thank you to Doss for this wonderful photo.Louisiana – By far my favorite iris, these lovelies grow in both semi-dry locations and right in the water. They are from Turkey and like it on the dry side but will grow and multiply given half a chance.

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 to get a true picture of what...

Its preference is for full sun and damp soil. Combine it with other low-growing groundcovers like creeping thyme or dwarf sedum in more traditional settings.Like many other native plants, many medicinal uses have been found for blue-eyed grass.

Both of these are essentially white but have such dense light violet-blue veins that, from a distance, the flowers appear pale blue.Two interesting selections of blue flag I found in Newfoundland.Light blue selections include 'Epic Poem' and 'Light Verse'The...

I also thought it would be nice to plant more of the iris along the border.Experience then happened. Given plenty of water, as on the margin of a pond, the plants can grow over six feet in height.And they spread – oh, do they ever spread, with the rhizomes...

Once the Amaryllis blooms, you can prolong the beauty by removing the anthers (the structures containing pollen). The genus contains about 150 species, with a native range of southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia.

Origin: Iran 3. Delivery: CIF ASIA 6.Price: CIF USD 6. Please do not hesitate and send email for more information. Delivery: 14-212 days PAYMENT TERMS: T/T, LC Quantity Order: min 200,000 Metric Tons per Year 5.

I need plants that can manage through times of too much rain, too little rain, late cold snaps (often the only ones we get) and searing summer heat. Each area has plants that will grow well without much (if any) supplemental water in properly amended...

The sale begins at 8 am, and those "in the know" are there right on time, in order to have first pick of the available cultivars.This year, the buzz is all about the selection of beardless irises.