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Description: Low-growing irises that add bright spots of color to the landscape in late winter. One of the earliest miniature irises, "George" is larger and more fragrant than most varieties. It is a ...

Gardeners and other flower-fanciers around the world have had a long-standing love affair with irises. Varieties of tuberous German iris (Iris germanica), an old-fashioned bearded type with ...

Q: Late last month, I visited Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) and saw a miniature iris in flower. It was blue-purple and was growing in a raised bed. I think I remember the label said it was from ...

Bearded irises are, undoubtedly, the tall standouts of the spring bulbs, with their showstopper flowers, complete with the ruffled edges that give them their name. If you’re looking for more variety, ...

If you're in love with irises, collect irises or want to identify iris plants in the garden, then this encyclopedia is for you. There are more than 1,000 color photographs that illustrate this ...

From frozen earth, the miniature irises of late winter erupt, bearing their ballgown blooms on short, slender-legged stems, most achieving only some 4in–6in in height. They sweep in as harbingers of ...

The commercial form of I. danfordiae is triploid, so the yellow flowers bear little or no viable pollen, and this has hampered attempts to breed more yellow-flowered miniature irises. A Canadian bulb ...