Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. bearded iris varieties growing in summer border (Olexandr Panchenko / Shutterstock) When choosing from the wide range of bearded ...

This blend of toughness with intense, yet fleeting, beauty is an apt metaphor for Cleveland and makes Rockefeller Park Greenhouse and Botanical Garden a fitting location for preserving the work of the ...

If you are looking for an eye-catching perennial flower to add to your landscape or garden bed this spring, you really should consider planting bearded iris (Iris x germanica). The tall nature and ...

Bearded irises (Iris germanica) are vigorous perennials that bloom in spring in a rainbow of colors (in fact, the name iris refers to the Greek goddess of the rainbow). Bearded irises increase in size ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iris flower heads There are hundreds of iris species, and countless cultivars, in the world, coming in a wide variety of colors.

Q: My friend told me I should send you this photo of irises blooming, which was taken Nov. 11 at Bethany Church, Fargo. Some plants had more buds ready to open. — Elizabeth. A: We’re all in this ...

Whenever I indulge in guacamole made from a Hass avocado, I am reminded of its unlikely origin. In 1926, Rudolph Hass, a mail carrier in Pasadena, planted three avocado seeds in his avocado grove in ...

As a child growing up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, I thought irises were part of the orchid family because their blooms were just as spectacular and exotic. I would find native irises ...