Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cherry Garden'

From its photos, this looks just generically iris-y. But in the garden, it's lovely: a wonderful color that goes with the pinks, purples...Read More, and blues that appear at the same time. The earliest of my dwarf irises. Vigorous and prolific, problem-free. I now have 3 clumps from the single rhizome I purchased 3 years ago.

This is one of the best Standard Dwarfs. 'Cherry Garden' blooms from April into May here in Lancaster Pennsylvania. It is very hardy and...Read More very prolific, and it also has a good fragrance.

Very nice little iris. The first of many varieties to bloom in my garden, mid April in Vancouver WA. A welcome sight for spring.
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Needs to be at front of border, raised bed, or possibly in container, due to diminutive size. Elegant color and flower shape. I bought this as a small plant on closeout, and it multiplied quickly and bloomed nicely the first spring after planting.

I'm trying to stick with historic irises, and as a 1966 introduction, this fits into that category.

I have been gardening since 1997 when we moved from the city to the country. The first plant that I bought was a Cherry Garden iris. I...Read More have bought one more the year after.

They multiplied so much that I have hundreds of them now. One year while dividing them one dropped and fell below a rock wall we have, I saw it the year after and it just grew there.

They are beautiful, I have never had any problem whatsoever, no insects, no disease. We have long and hard winters in Quebec and I only put conifer branches over them for the winter. A bit of bulb fertilizer in the spring and after flowers have faded, a bit of water when in growth and cut their leaves in the Fall. I recommend them very strongly, they are a delight.