Tall bearded irises are among the most dramatically beautiful flowers in our gardens, but they are not carefree. Ignore them for three or four years and the quantity of blooms will peter out, the iris ...

Our earliest bearded irises have started blooming just in time to add color to the garden as the last of the spring flowering bulbs are fading. As such, they occupy a valuable niche in the flower ...

Bearded irises (Iris germanica) are vigorous perennials that bloom in spring in a rainbow of colors (in fact, the name iris refers to the Greek goddess of the rainbow). Bearded irises increase in size ...

Q: What is the best way to store bearded iris rhizomes until next spring? I just cleaned out my overgrown iris bed and now have three dozen excellent specimens to expand my garden. I want to make sure ...

Dear master gardener: My iris bed is old and bedraggled looking. How can I rejuvenate it short of discarding everything and starting over? August is perhaps the ideal month to rejuvenate your bearded ...

Most people have one or two eccentric traits, and plants are no different. Take bearded iris, for instance. Everything about this elegant flower’s appearance suggests it may need maximum coddling, yet ...

A recent visitor to the state Capitol was disappointed when he found he’d missed the blooming season of the irises on the Capitol grounds. He was further agitated to discover that the iris bed isn’t ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - For more than 25 years, the Flint Hills Iris Society has been helping maintain the Iris beds at the Kansas State University gardens. Volunteers dig up the iris clumps during ...

Q: Please discuss iris rot (the leaves and stalk slimy with foul odor). What fungicide do you recommend? Will the disease travel to the healthy plants? — Chuck, Lehigh Valley A: Iris rot is a common ...