When summer's lush greenness gives way to the sunset hues of autumn, you'd expect the garden to overflow with asters and chrysanthemums. But bearded iris? How did this flouncy flower of spring ...

It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color in spring. Once commonly called flags, these perennials flourish in USDA Zones 3-9, where ...

With so many gorgeous varieties of bearded iris available, it's hard to know where to begin. Enter professional gardener Peg Aloi for a list of her favorites.

The mythology of the iris dates back to Ancient Greece — the goddess Iris personified the rainbow and acted as the link between heaven and earth. Irises are among the most beloved and easy to grow ...

Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of Louisiana native iris species and, in particular, their hybrids. Their extraordinary beauty and reliability in the garden have made them ...

One reader asks how to divide up bearded irises to produce healthier blooms. Another questions what to look for when buying spring blooming bulbs. Two garden experts share their advice. Darlene F. of ...

The bearded irises used to seem to me too regal and stately to love, in fact, rather pompous. (There are other estimable kinds of irises, but the tall bearded are the most familiar and the most ...

Among my favorite spring wildflowers are the amazingly beautiful native Louisiana iris species. You may see them blooming in swampy or boggy areas or in ditches along roads. In gardens and landscapes, ...

The African iris (Dietes iridioides), also known as "fortnight lily,” is a whimsical evergreen perennial that is native to southern Africa and naturally thrives in warmer climates. Its foliage grows ...

Irises are in bloom now through July and fields across Oregon and Washington are fluttering in blues, pinks and almost every color combination imaginable. That seems fitting since the perennial was ...

Just north of Santa Margarita, in the southernmost part of Atascadero, is a unique and beautiful iris nursery that is really more of a farm. Tucked back among the oak trees beside a seasonal creek, ...

The local club recently planted an additional 100 irises today in the Lafitte Woods Iris Bog, as part of an ongoing effort to ...