Ozark Dream' is the bearded iris for you. The top petals of the bloom are a light purple, while the falls are dark violet. Plant this cultivar in full sun. Zones 3-8 This tall bearded iris variety ...

MOST OF US, gardeners and nongardeners alike, carry memories of bearded ... even black. It’s no wonder the plant is named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The intricacy of bearded iris ...

This spring, I have to admit, I went a little berserk about bearded iris ... how sun on the blooms transformed a deep-purple-almost-black iris into a glowing purple velvet. I loved the subtle ...

The best time to separate and relocate our traditional bearded iris is July through September ... may be a different color. Transplanted purple and other flower colors often revert to white ...

Q: I have a bed of what USED to be purple bearded iris. All of them have turned to white in color. Is there an amendment I need to make in the soil? Or can you tell me why this has happened?

They look fantastic planted next to velvety purple bearded irises such as ‘Sable’, ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Brannigan’, or contrasted with dark purple aquilegias such as ‘Purple Emperor ...

When I see a purple iris I’m transported to my childhood home’s flowerbed. Vibrant, royal purple Bearded Iris from Aunt Nell’s rhizomes, passed on to my mother, grew tall along the east side ...

It's a magical time when bearded iris flowers unfurl their pencil-slim buds to reveal a kaleidoscope of color, beginning as early as March in warmer regions. Depending on the type of bearded iris ...

One of the pleasures of bearded ... iris is one of them. The 4-inch-wide flowers appear in late spring, each branched stem offering two to six showy flowers. Yellow falls offset the light bluish ...