Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue and white irises in bloom. - Kazakov Maksim/Shutterstock Bearded irises (Iris germanica) are vigorous perennials that bloom ...

Critics of bearded irises say the flowers are too fleeting, their lives too short, that they bloom for a few brief weeks in spring, then are gone until the next season. Further, they maintain, the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India Hurst can pinpoint the precise moment her obsession with the tall bearded iris took hold. It was in 2017, ...

Victorian flower farmer Caitie O'Grady has watched her black bearded irises bloom just in time for Halloween. "When it comes out to bloom, it's usually near Halloween, which is really cool, and people ...

Follow these tips to grow bearded irises and grace your garden with long-lasting, colorful flowers. Reviewed by David ...

Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions. Though they are mostly care-free, these irises do need to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Better Homes & Gardens Reblooming irises bloom at least twice a year, in the spring and again in late summer or early fall.

Myths about growing bearded irises -- Over the rainbow: bearded irises and your garden -- How to successfully grow bearded irises -- How bearded irises are made -- The historical drama of bearded ...

This spring, I have to admit, I went a little berserk about bearded iris. The combination of the strikingly colored, complex blooms with silk, velvet or tissue-like textures and fuzzy beards, standing ...

Beloved by artists throughout the ages, the bearded iris is a plant with an impeccable pedigree Not long after we arrived on this south-facing hillside, I realised I’d need to re-evaluate my plant ...

Bearded irises are one of the great joys of spring and early summer, because of their almost limitless flower colour (only true red is missing) and the bold flamboyance of the flower shape. The ...