Irises: Show me Your Irises!, 1 by Iowaron

Iowaron wrote:
Hi ecobioangie,
Glad you asked :-) In this particular border bed, the first visitors in the spring are the daffodils,Texas Blue Bonnets, crocus and scillia. As spring progresses, the iris and daylily foliage start coming up to fill in any bare spaces. There are several large peonies that hold their flowers for several weeks, that bud out with the iris. When the Iris are pretty much done, the daylilies and bulb lilies take over. By mid August, most of the large plants have bloomed, and the colorful moss rose ground cover can get the sun it needs to go crazy. We do plant a few annuals here and there occasionally, but normally the foliage and moss rose carry the bed until the Asters and cushion mums burst open in their blazes of color. These take us into our first frost and time to put the garden to bed.
One of the joys of gardening is the wide variety of flowering plants that bloom in different seasons, thereby allowing us a constant stream of beauty to behold.
(even in our Iowa winters, frost on the ornamental grasses is beautiful:-)