The Best Time of Year to Plant Iris Bulbs. ... If you're planting bearded or Dutch irises, stick to this schedule. Once the cold weather lifts in the spring, they'll pop back into action.

Dwarf iris can be tucked into nooks and crannies all over the garden, though they deserve to be placed where they will be seen every day in late winter. They are well-suited to gravel gardens and ...

The word on the street (I’ve always wanted to say that) is that the Dutch iris is a short-lived perennial. Tell that to Romano an incredible showy bloomer that we have in the garden which was ...

Beardless irises include the Siberian and Dutch irises, which grow from rhizomes and the Dutch iris, which grows from a bulb. Our native iris here in the Pacific Northwest are beardless as well ...

Plant the bulbs about 8cm-10 cm (3in-4in) deep in the autumn. If your soil is heavy and wet the bulbs will either rot in their first year or slowly weaken over a number of years until they fade away.

Generally the leaves grow about 12 to 15in, with the flowers nestling among them. The variety 'Mary Barnard' is tidier than most as the leaves are shorter; its flowers are a particularly fine purple.

Winter-flowering beauty: Alan Titchmarsh on growing iris in your garden DESPITE their delicate beauty, winter-flowering irises are surprisingly tough and easy to grow.

The Dutch iris adds spring colour to a deciduous food forest. Photo / Meg Liptrot Dry soil or boggy patch, knows just the flower to grow there. It seems there's an iris for every occasion. Do you ...