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My favourite Iris
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:15 am
by Solveig
The Siberian Iris, Iris sibirica, is one of those plants that has a quiet beauty. It blooms in my garden right now and I think the flowers are like a work of art.
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:18 am
by hendi_alex
Quite lovely. Their foilage also give a nice vertical element and adds a very graceful, soothing tone to the perennial garden.
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:18 pm
by Kisal
Those are wonderful! Now, I simply
must have some blue ones to go with my white and purple ones! I understand they come in yellow, as well.
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:17 am
by Solveig
Yes, I agree, it also has good foliage and can be grown as an accent plant for its tidy, erect form. In the original species, the flowers are in various shades of blue with white veining on the falls, but nowadays there are several cultivars available in different colours. Most cultivars of this species are likely hybrids with related species of iris. In addition to this blue one I also have the variety ‘Butter and Sugar’, which has white standards with yellow falls and is considered to be the first 'Yellow' Siberian.
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:57 am
by Haesuse
those are gorgeous, and I want some.
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:36 pm
by mheiderscheit
Beautiful. I have some, but they haven't bloomed in a couple of years. I think they may not be getting enough sun. How much sun do iris's need?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:40 pm
by Kisal
Mine do best in full sun. By that, I mean approximately 6 hours/day.
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:45 pm
by mheiderscheit
I live in Wisconsin, should I wait until fall or spring to move it?