You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Early-blooming iris add a lot to the garden at the time when nothing but a ...

After a week of much-needed spring rain, the garden looks lush and expectant. Everywhere, there seems to be a new wonder to appreciate and admire. Hosta leaves unfurl, the blossoms of the crabapple ...

When I was a child, I remember picking Irises (we called them “flags”) and taking them to school for our teachers. They were the traditional purple bearded variety and my teachers always welcomed them ...

We are so familiar with Dutch and bearded irises that when we come across a decidedly different species, it's a bit of a revelation. That was my feeling in discovering Iris confusa, known by the ...

To the photographer's astonishment, Josephine Shanks pulls the crested iris from a shady flower bed. "Everybody who goes to a garden has to leave with something," she laughs, handing him the cherished ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Q: I have several different kinds of irises but not all of them are blooming well and growing well. I have wild dwarf irises that my father gave me from his farm in Coosa county. Those are finished ...

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 ...

Now that the daffodils are gone, tulips and irises are on deck. Tulips are fine flowers, but they typically will not rebloom in these parts. Irises, on the other hand, will hang around for years, ...

You might call May iris time. That is when the classic bearded iris are waving their flags in irresistible, velvety, jewel colors. Bearded iris along with peonies form the backbone of a remarkably ...