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Dutch Iris

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Common Name:

Dutch Iris

Plant Type:

Flower color:

Foliage color:

Green

Sun (From 0 to 5):

3

Water (From 0 to 5):

2

Maximum temperature:

30°C

Minimum temperature:

10°C

Maximum height:

65 cm

Maximum width:

15 cm

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Description

These graceful flowers on strong stems are great in your early spring garden, space at 4-5" apart.

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Blooming

All bear flowers with 6 petals. Three, called standards, point up or out. And three, called falls, point out or down. Generally flowers are borne in small clusters and buds open in succession along the stalk.

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Growth

A vast genus or both perennials and bulbs, 300 species and thousands of cultivars. Foliage is sword shaped, strap shaped, or grassy. Some rhizomatous species spread widely, other form clumps.

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Planting

Varies by type. Beware of planting rhizomes too deeply or covered with too much mulch, as they may rot. Plant bearded irises from mid-summer to early fall.

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Pest

The most serious problem is bacterial soft rot, which you will recognize from mushy, foul-smelling rhizomes. To prevent, do not use manure or excess nitrogen, especially with poor drainage. If soft rot occurs, dig up and destroy the effected portions of rhizome

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Interesting facts

Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, gives her name to these flowers. History records their cultivation as far back as 1500 BC in Egypt.

Dutch Iris (Iris x 'Beauty Mixed Colors') - Soil and irrigation

Bearded irises prefer average to rich, well-drained soil. Whereas bog irises need permanently damp soil or even to be placed at a pond margin.