The word on the street (I’ve always wanted to say that) is that the Dutch iris is a short-lived perennial. Tell that to Romano an incredible showy bloomer that we have in the garden which was planted ...

I got an email from a reader of our column who asked why their iris was rotting fast at the root. This question caused me to think about a friend of mine who passed away a few years ago. Unfortunately ...

Many of these flower bulbs offer colorful blooms, others attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and some are adaptable to ...

IT’S ALMOST WINTER. Half past fall foliage and not yet time for precocious witch hazel blooms and early snow crocus. The garden is dark and sodden — and then the Algerian iris begins blooming. Even ...

exist if it weren't for a couple who, in the late 1940s, fell in love and went on to devote their lives to the flowers. Dorothy Willott of Beachwood and her late husband, Tony, who died at age 81 in ...

These statuesque beauties, resilient to drought, come in all colors and scents, even vanilla and root beer. This spring, I have to admit, I went a little berserk about bearded iris. The combination of ...

We are so familiar with Dutch and bearded irises that when we come across a decidedly different species, it's a bit of a revelation. That was my feeling in discovering Iris confusa, known by the ...

Dizzy Dean is credited with saying "It ain't bragging if you can back it up." Well, Stan Gray certainly has the "Braggin Rights" to the exquisite floral beauty happening now at the Coastal Georgia ...