Iris are an incredibly diverse group of bulbs and rhizomes, encompassing over 200 species and numerous cultivars. They range widely in cultural requirements, some are drought tolerant, while others require a pond to flourish. Flower color and size vary dramatically […]

Iris are an incredibly diverse group of bulbs and rhizomes, encompassing over 200 species and numerous cultivars. They range widely in cultural requirements, some are drought tolerant, while others require a pond to flourish. Flower color and size vary dramatically […]

I. bismarckiana blooms in a flower resembling I. susiana with heavily spotted standards and falls in purple and cream. Blooms in May on a 12 inch stem. Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or […]

I. biflora, syn. I. fragrans, blooms in April at 15 inches tall, in bright purple with the falls having a yellow beard. Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below ground-level, which produce […]

I. barnumae grows only 4 inches tall blooming in flowers of wine-red with the falls being narrower than the standards with a yellow beards. Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below ground-level, […]

I. atropurpurea has sickle leaves 6 inches long with beards of yellow with black tips and standards are large in purple black.Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below ground-level, which produce linear […]

I. alberti blooms in flowers in loose panicles on with sword-like leaves. Flowers bloom in lilac and bronze with white falls in May and June. Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below […]

I. acutiloba, is one of the cushion irises, growing only 3 inches high with flowers of pale lilac with purple veins. Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below ground-level, which produce linear […]

Iris are an incredibly diverse group of bulbs and rhizomes, encompassing over 200 species and numerous cultivars. They range widely in cultural requirements, some are drought tolerant, while others require a pond to flourish. Flower color and size vary dramatically […]

Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstocks, close to or on the surface, or just below ground-level, which produce linear to sword-shaped leaves, nearly always in basal fans, and simple or branched flower stems. The flowers have 3 upright petals, called […]