When choosing from the wide range of bearded iris varieties out there, the breadth is staggering. Bearded irises, both tall and tiny, are amongst those plants for which a rainbow of colors really is a ...

Several weeks ago, I wrote about the Monterey Bay Iris Society’s annual iris show, the first in-person show after two years of pandemic restrictions. The event was quite successful, with more entries ...

Dutch iris? Bearded iris? Japanese iris? Native iris? I have some beautiful iris blooming under my oak tree. I didn’t plant them. I probably wouldn’t have planted them in my mostly native garden. But ...

We’re now at the peak bloom period of the highly regarded garden plant, the iris. For the Monterey Bay area, the popular tall-bearded irises typically reach their peak blooms from the end of April to ...

One of the oldest and best-known perennials in the home landscape is the bearded iris, sometimes called a German iris or a flag. But the genus Iris contains almost 300 species, and many irises have ...

Can you think of a plant that flowers in Britain all year round? Not many can make that claim. One flower that is a member of this special club is the humble iris. For newcomers to this flower, irises ...

Dennis: A chance encounter way back in 1920 eventually led to the Willamette Valley becoming home to one of the top commercial growers in the U.S. of the plant sometimes referred to as “the poor man’s ...

To iris enthusiasts, The Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (SDB) is well known, second only to the Tall Bearded (TB) in popularity. However, to most gardeners and even gardeners that show, the SDB iris is ...