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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

These beauties will bloom in standing water, or in damp soil. They are like the Siberian iris, but their falls (petals) lay back almost flat. Blue or purple, they bloom in early summer.

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 ...

The soil is damp underfoot, but never swampy ... Correction: Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus) is an Oregon class B noxious weed and was removed from this list. If you purchase a product or register ...

Bearded irises perform best in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. While they tolerate light shade, maximum flower production occurs in full sun. Another reason for lack of blooms is that ...

Q: You answered a question about working iris beds last week. You didn’t mention any soil amendments (compost), just adding blood meal. Would there be any advantages or disadvantages to adding ...

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.