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 planted ...

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 incredibly showy bloomer we have in the garden that was planted in ...

Refrigerating daffodil, narcissus and Dutch iris bulbs won't hurt the plants but it's not necessary. (Hector Amezcua for The Sacramento Bee) QUESTION: I have ordered several daffodil, narcissus and ...

We gardeners seem to love the iris clan. We like their flower form – three lower, three upper petals. We love their petal texture, their stature, and the fact that many flower in the tricky month of ...

Irises are stunning additions to gardens, but it can be challenging having to wait until well into June for your large bearded irises and perhaps even until July for your Japanese irises. Fortunately, ...

The effects of 10 growth regulators on the development of 2 bulbous iris cultivars are reported. Particularly effective were treatments with GA₃ and growth retardants. Early flowering was promoted by ...

Gardeners and other flower-fanciers around the world have had a long-standing love affair with irises. Varieties of tuberous German iris (Iris germanica), an old-fashioned bearded type with ...