Irises are some of the most versatile flowers to grow. With an overwhelming number of varieties to choose from, there really is an iris for every backyard. Whether you're a bearded iris fan or ...

John Lortz of Upper Sandusky has cultivated an extensive iris garden over the past three years. The garden features a variety ...

MOST OF US, gardeners and nongardeners alike, carry memories of bearded iris (Iris germanica), an old-fashioned flower frequently found in long-established gardens, like that of your grandparents ...

Bearded iris and peonies are longtime favorite perennials found in gardens and landscapes throughout Wisconsin. We look ...

I adore Bearded Irises; they impress no end in late spring into summertime. I plant new young ones at this time of year so they can establish and give us wonderful flower displays year after year.

Falling in love with these tall, ruffled blooms led India Hurst to experiment with a programme of hybridisation. The results ...

AM, Dublin Bearded irises are one of the perennial aristocrats of the late spring/early summer garden, producing their elaborately frilled and ruffled, delicately hued flowers on stiff ...

standards and fans are topics that could as easily come up in a conversation about the sport of football as in a discussion of one of spring’s most showy and beloved flowering plants: irises.

“Passalong plants” — a term with its own roots in many an old family garden. When I see a purple iris I’m transported to my childhood home’s flowerbed. Vibrant, royal purple Bearded Iris ...

While tending our flower borders, Rita and I have been noticing fewer and fewer bearded iris plants. The actual flowers faded long ago since iris is a spring-blooming plant. The problem is our ...