Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Advance Design'

I also like this iris. Advance Design has also thrown extra petals in its flowers for me. I posted a picture of one of its 4 petalled f...Read Morelowers, taken just after a rain. It grows well in my zone 2b garden here in Manitoba, Canada.

Most standard dwarf beardeds (SDBs) do quite well in my growing conditions. This northern MN zone 3b climate inflicts severe, extended co...Read Moreld during the winter months, often with little snow cover for insulation. The summer growing season is short with temps that sometimes exceed 90 degrees F. My soil is very heavy, compacted clay with a slightly acid pH, though I grow my irises in well-amended, raised beds or windrows with improved friability and drainage. A large local deer population frequently tramples and sometimes grazes on my irises in early spring and late fall. Iris borers are present but managed successfully with a granular systemic grub control product. Weeds are abundant and only occasionally beaten back by an admittedly lazy gardener (yours truly). Fertilization is inconsistent, when provided at all. Different beds range from full sun to barely 5-6 hrs of sun a day.

ADVANCE DESIGN is a reliable bloomer with proportionately large, very showy flowers that often produce extra petals. Increase is below average to average. I highly recommend this cultivar.

Laurie