With showy flowers and undemanding personalities, irises are stars of springtime gardens throughout Ohio. They are named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris, attesting to their wide range of ...

With so many gorgeous varieties of bearded iris available, it's hard to know where to begin. Enter professional gardener Peg ...

Iris blooming in the fall? Yes, these stately inflorescences announcing that spring has come can also brighten the fall garden if they are ‘Rebloomer’ irises. The iris is often a backbone of color for ...

No kaleidoscope of color can inject as much elegance or grace into a garden as white Iris flowers do. Symbolizing purity and ...

A question for Dan Gill: I have a few rust-colored irises in my garden which I am told are very rare. I also was told that the yellow irises will kill the rust ones, and they should be separated. Is ...

One of the oldest and best-known perennials in the home landscape is the bearded iris, sometimes called a German iris or a flag. But the genus Iris contains almost 300 species, and many irises have ...

There are several different types of iris to grow in the garden, including bearded German irises, Siberian irises, and Dutch irises. Japanese irises (Iris ensata), also known as Japanese water irises, ...

FARGO - Last weekend I took my wife, Mary, on a romantic getaway. I found the perfect destination. Yes, we drove to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Chaska. You're probably ...

Dennis: A chance encounter way back in 1920 eventually led to the Willamette Valley becoming home to one of the top commercial growers in the U.S. of the plant sometimes referred to as “the poor man’s ...

Iris is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants popular in many gardens. While one of the most recognizable groups of plants for many gardeners both expert and novice alike, there are some ...