![]() ![]() These blooms will be just starting to open. Bearded Iris are deer resistant and drought tolerant. And if the usual spring bloom isnt enough for you, you can choose several different varieties and keep the garden bathed in color from season to season. Our Blue Iris bouquet is a professionally designed wrapped bouquet of iris that is ready to be dropped into a vase. ‘California Blue’ was bred in 1929 by Edward Essig, professor of entomology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a prolific iris hybridizer. The “beard” is the patch of hairs extending down the three lower petals (“falls”), below the three upper petals (“standards”). In early summer, lovely blue Irises sit atop the foliage. The development of Bearded Iris began in the 19 th century and continues to this day. Blue and purple are common colours, but the colour range of irises is truly amazing, with just about every colour combination imaginable. Iris versicolor is a hardy perennial that forms nice patches of distinctive narrow pointed leaves. Jefferson referred to iris as “flags,” a term still used today. German or Bearded Iris have been cultivated since 1000 BC and first cited in American literature in 1672. The flowers span up to four inches in diameter, making them an eye-catching addition to any garden. Very short bearded iris will flower earlier, before peonies, and the taller bearded iris flower at about the same time as peonies. From May to July, stalks each bear three to five violet-blue flowers with purple veining and a central yellow and white patch. According to an archived bulletin from the American Iris Society, Blue Cloud sold hundreds of bearded varieties of irises, as well as historic and foreign flowers. Theyre also a sign of deep trust, so you should. It is a clump-forming plant with bluish-green, sword-shaped leaves. Habit: Vigorous, erect, clump-forming plants grow over 4 feet high spreads slowly in widthĬulture: Prefers loamy, well-drained soil and full sun divide roots after flowering in July through August plant roots slightly above soil surface Blue irises symbolise faith and hope and are ideal to give to someone whos waiting to hear some good news. ![]() Hardy, spring-flowering rhizomatous perennialĭescription: Very tall bearded iris bears large, fragrant, medium-blue flowers with lemon yellow beards ![]()
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