There are actually lots of Iris
plants (Iris spp.) varieties that exist, they really provide intricate and
exquisite blooms in sunny areas of the landscape. This plant flowers begin
blooming in late winter to early spring. Once the plant is established the
plant care is minimal. The plant care consists mainly of dividing the plants to
really ensure continues blooms. Actually these plants are abundant multipliers although
once the rhizomes of the plants become crowded, the plant flowers can be limited
and the rhizomes actually need to be separated.
Furthermore, one of the most commonly
planted Iris in the United States is the bearded iris plant. The height of the
bearded iris plant ranges from three inches for the shortest of dwarf Iris plant
to four feet for the tallest of the tall bearded Iris plant. Iris plants bloom
in shades of blue, purple, white and yellow and it include a lot of hybridized
versions that are multi-colored. The Black Gamecock Louisiana Iris of the
Louisiana series has a deep purple color almost like black. While the Siberian
Iris are more dainty, although they are also available in plethora of colors. The
Iris 'Butter and Sugar' cultivar is a delicate white and yellow.
How to grow Iris plant
Make sure you plant the rhizomes of
the iris in a sunny location with well-draining, rich soil. Also leave room for
growth between the rhizomes and don’t bury the entire rhizome. Also make sure the
roots are covered, but allow the iris rhizome to remain partially above ground
to avoid root rot. Once blooms fade you can leave the foliage to yellow before
removing them from the flower bed. Plant so later blooming specimens cover the
remaining foliage. As with many spring blooms, the foliage is sending nutrients
to the rhizome for next year’s flowers. Actually this is one of the difficult
parts of Iris plant care, as many gardeners wish to immediately remove foliage
once flowering is done. Other iris plant care includes watering the plant during
dry spells, fertilization before flowers appear and deadheading of the spent blooms.
However, most clumps of Iris plant provide flowers with no maintenance. Iris plant
is drought tolerant and may be part of a xeric garden; keep in mind, even
drought tolerant plants benefit from an occasional watering.
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