The
most important thing to consider when starting an iris garden
is the end goal. If a garden that has many, many similar colored
blooms for a shorter period of time is desired, several plants
of the same species would do the trick nicely. However, if
a garden that is dynamic throughout the growing season and
changes bloom colors often would be more suitable, many different
species planted together would be much more likely.
Another
aspect of irises to know when staring an iris garden is that
the different species of irises have different bloom times.
Some of them will bloom early in the spring and finish in
mid summer. Others will bloom in early summer and last all
the way through until autumn. Some varieties of iris will
re bloom later in the season, and these blooms will last well
into the fall months.
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iris garden is very easy to start. The plants will grow well
on their own with little human intervention. An iris garden
works best in an area of full sun and moist, well drained
soil. If an iris garden is not blooming as profusely as it
used to, generally that is because the rhizomes are becoming
too crowded below the surface of the soil. Alleviate this
by digging up the iris garden and dividing the plants, discarding
any old rhizomes that will not bloom as well.
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