Bearded Iris Bonanza

A collection of bearded irises from a California garden

Stuart Boone shared these image of his ally Mary ’s bearded flag garden in Red Bluff , California . Bearded flag are sometimes called Iris germanica , though advanced whiskered sword lily are in reality complex hybrids of several different metal money . Hardy from zone 4 to 9 and notably deer tolerant , bearded flag are conform to a across-the-board range of climate . However , they are a peculiarly gravid pick for dried climate , like Mary ’s California garden . This is because bearded irises are extremely drouth tolerant .

Those of us in wetter parts of the country can , of course , grow them as well . In wetter , more humid conditions , whiskery iris are susceptible to unsightly foliar fungous diseases . While these diseases do n’t pop the plant , they can have the leave calculate pretty ragged by the close of the summertime . If your iris leaf gets commonplace looking by the end of the time of year , you could calculate for more disease resistant cultivars , or just establish recent summertime or strike flower perennial in front of them to block out the foliage in the latter one-half of the yr .

There are a astounding number of bearded iris smorgasbord out there , with around a thousand new varieties being register each twelvemonth . Stuart did not have the names for these varieties from Mary ’s garden , and with so many possibilities out there ; it is well-nigh unacceptable to determine the exact name for the varieties shown . The good word is , with so many varieties to pick out from , there is a bearded iris for everyone , no matter your taste !

give thanks you , Stuart , for send in these beautiful photos of Mary ’s bearded fleur-de-lis garden .

whiskered irises with disconsolate or purple waterfall ( lower petals ) and paler standards ( upper petals ) as here are sometimes call “ neglectas , ” named after an old iris variety from 1815 that showed this normal .

A adorable froth of lavender - gloomy petal .

Irises with blank monetary standard and glowering coloured free fall , like this strike bloodless - and - wine coloured somebody , are called “ amoena ” iris diaphragm .

Masses of bewhiskered iris in full bloom .

A dark purple fleur-de-lis radiate with the sunlight behind it .

arrest out these articles for more entropy on drought - kind and cervid - resistant industrial plant :

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