Japanese irises like damp soil, so planting them before frost is a good idea to acclimate them to their new spot. Japanese irises do well in loamy soil and are suitable for areas where water tends ...

Q: We have several tall perennials that flop over when they go into bloom. When we try to straighten up the iris, peony and ...

Moisture-lovers require damp soil but need good drainage for long-term ... plants like royal fern (Osmunda regalis) and cultivars of Iris laevigata can flourish where water levels fluctuate ...

This versatile group of perennials thrives in many conditions and bears deep symbolism and a connection with humans.

Blue flag irises prefer to grow in damp conditions, beside a pond, or in a rain garden. But they will grow anywhere where the soil stays moist and can even be grown in containers. The flowers ...

5.) Sweet flag (Acorus). A damp-soil-tolerant grassy plant that grows 1 to 2 feet tall. 6.) Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor). A strappy-bladed perennial that gets blue flowers in late spring.

“If the IRIS tubes™ are exposed to any microbial activity they ... was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Wet Soil Monitoring Project, which was a ...

Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, loves wet soil, and dies out in most gardens for lack of it. I love the brilliant red flowers, and so do hummingbirds. Yellow Flag, Iris pseudacorus ...

Do not mulch bearded irises during the growing season. Most mulches tend to keep the soil too wet, and also inhibit air movement around the rhizomes at the soil surface, resulting in rot.

These irises are fairly drought tolerant and they could succumb to crown rot if the soil is too wet. Caesar Brother, a deep purple, is a variety that is especially easy to grow,, and the foliage ...

Others need moist or even wet conditions ... Continue the iris bonanza with xiphium irises, which need slightly moister soil. This group simply isn’t grown as much as it should.