Rocky mountain iris, or Iris missouriensis ... It's a hardy native species with light to dark blue and purple petals and sepals,' says Leslie. 'It grows across the western half of the US.

Refresh the soil with some compost, black rock phosphate and ... but there are newer varieties in many other colors now. -- YELLOW FLAG IRIS. Iris pseudacorus grow well in ordinary garden soil ...

“The black iris is Jordan’s national flower,” says Sawsan Oran, a professor of botany at the University of Jordan. “It’s an endemic species, and it’s a very special flower.” Her ...

Varieties derive from Iris reticulata and I ... with petals flushed a dark red-purple. The larger, showier hybrids are available in shades of yellow, a spectrum of purples, white and an array ...

Here I introduce some of the many varieties within each group. Dwarf iris, generally classified as ... ‘Forever violet’ — smooth violet self with dark violet beard, 18 cm.

Other hours in the Willott Iris Garden are spent deadheading, which prevents any unwanted hybridization, dividing irises and moving less aggressive varieties away from those that are spreading ...

And iris blooming in November is indeed unique, with May and June being their prime flowering months. Why is an iris blooming this late in fall? Is it confused? This beautiful white iris is very l ...

The bearded iris, sometimes known as flag or ... with the seductive and mysterious purply-black and bronzy-chestnut-coloured varieties. Petals of many new varieties are also blessed with dramatic ...

Ever since then, thousands of tall bearded iris varieties owe their ruffled petals to Snow Flurry. Although Snow Flurry does not produce pollen, its female flowers are receptive to the pollen of ...