Irises: Japanese irises - why don't you grow them PART 2, 1 by pollyk

pollyk wrote:
Stormyla, you might want to look into some of the species and species crosses then for your next foray into the iris world. Many of them, like the pseudatas, versicolors, virginicas and robustas are super easy to grow in any garden bed, and it"s fun to see the different forms and different effect the leaves give.

One I love, Cascade Mist, a versicolor has cascading leaves. And then there's Paltec, the only known cross between a bearded and a beardless iris. Paltec is grown just like a bearded.

Here's Patec, courtesy of Iris City Gardens.

http://www.iriscitygardens.com/images/other/paltec.jpg

Most of the species and crosses are reasonably priced also.

Here's Cascade Mist to show the leaves. The flowers just seem to snake their way out of the leaves.




This message was edited Jan 19, 2009 11:43 PM