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Common Name: 

Iris

Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Green

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Water (From 0 to 5): 

Maximum temperature: 

30°C

Minimum temperature: 

10°C

Maximum height: 

60 cm

Maximum width: 

15 cm

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - Description

Dutch Iris follow the tulip season with rich color in the late spring garden. They are easy to grow and live for years, forming large clumps if well fed and left undisturbed. They may flower as early as May in the South, and as late as July in the North. The slender, grass like foliage is handsome, too.

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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.

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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.

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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.

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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.

Iris (Iris x 'Eye of the Tiger') - 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.

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