It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color, beginning as early as March in warmer regions. Depending on the type of bearded iris, ...

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 ...

If you like your flowers plain and simple, the bearded iris is not for you. It is hard to say which aspect of the iris is the most ornate: its range and mixes of colors, its frills, its size or its ...

If you like your flowers plain and simple, the bearded iris is not for you. It is hard to say which aspect of the iris is the most ornate: its range and mixes of colors, its frills, its size or its ...

These statuesque beauties, resilient to drought, come in all colors and scents, even vanilla and root beer. This spring, I have to admit, I went a little berserk about bearded iris. The combination of ...

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 ...

Of the 200 species in the genus Iris, only a few flourish in our northern gardens. Iris have been classified in many ways over the last few centuries and the nomenclature and origin of some species ...

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 ...

Most gardeners have a love affair with bearded iris, especially the old varieties with delicious scents. They are stalwarts of old-fashioned gardens, and seldom will you find an existing old garden ...