The
iris collection is mostly a result of gifts
from Larry Doucette, former President of
the Historical Iris Preservation Society
(HIPS). We have been collecting irises for
about 22 years now. There is one main
iris border, and rest are tucked into
other perennial borders. Some
Siberian and Louisiana species are scattered
around the other perennial beds. In 2006
I donated over a thousand rhizomes to the
Madison Iris Society for their annual fund-raising
sale.
Each entry includes hybridizer, year introduced and
categorization.
TB - Tall Bearded (over 27")
MTB - Miniature Tall Bearded (16" - 25", bloom with IBs
and TBs)
BB - Border Bearded (16" - 27", bloom with TBs)
IB - Intermediate Bearded (16" - 27", bloom between SDBs
and TBs)
SDB - Standard Dwarf Bearded (8" - 15", bloom one month
before TBs)
Jul 4, white fuzz...not mold
my lilies have grown to about 3ft now. they appear to be prepping the flower buds now. there is now a white fuzz all over the tops of the buds. i felt
Jul 4, replanting and moving Fritillaria
I would like to change the location for my Fritillarias in my garden. When is the best time to do that? What is the best way of doing it so I will not
Jul 4, Indoor Tulip Growing and Storing
My tulip that was a gift already potted, has turned brown and died How can i keep the bulb until spring? Doug says - keep it cool and dry. But if
Jul 3, Red Lily Beetle
The adult red lily beetle is a voracious pest of lilies and can literally destroy a gardener's ability to grow this plant almost overnight...
Jul 3, growing tigridia, tigridia
Growing Tigridia or Tiger Flower successfully means understanding its native spot and a few simple rules. It is a...
Jul 3, sparaxis, summer bulbs
Sparaxis is one of the so-called minor bulbs (minor means they dont sell many of them) but they are an interesting bulb...
Jul 3, oxalis, growing oxalis
Oxalis bulbs are fun things to grow and these particular ones are considered not garden hardy north of zone 7...
Jul 3, growing liatris, gayfeather
Growing Liatris is pretty simple gardening as this is one hardy and easy-to-grow plant. Gayfeather, or Blazing Star...
Jun 30, gloriosa, flame lily
Gloriosa is a tuberous plant more commonly known as a Climbing Lily or Flame Lily and they are best suited as...
Jun 30, gladiolus, gladiola, glads
The Gladiolus is one of the four most popular summer flowering bulbs because they are so darned easy to grow...
Jun 30, galtonia candicans, flower bulbs
Galtonia candicans is a South African native that likes a warm, well-drained soil. Ive grown this more or less successfully...
Jun 30, freesia, growing freesia
Freesia are frost-tender bulbs that are normally grown in greenhouses for the cut flower trade. Their delicious sweet...
Jun 30, eremurus, growing eremurus
Eremurus is a member of the lily family but it is a strange plant in that the roots are more like a regular perennial...
Jun 30, Planting dahlias, dahlia tuber
Planting dahlias is straightforward gardening and youll have success if you follow a few very simple guidelines....
Jun 30, Calla lilies
Calla lilies (Calla palustris) are one of those beautiful little plants that live quite happily in their flower pots...
Jun 30, Bletilla striata
Bletilla striata is one of those delightful small bulbs that are so seldom grown (and should be)
Jun 30, Store Flower Bulbs
Youve decided to store flower bulbs and youre looking for the right way to do this. Here are guidelines for storing the most common of bulbs...
Jun 30, fritillaria, flower garden bulbs
There are approximately 100 species of Fritillaria (all native to the northern hemisphere) with the majority of them being...
Jun 30, erythronium, flower bulbs
Erythronium or dogs-tooth violet is a member of the Lily family and most are native to North America...
Jun 30, Planting Lilies
Planting lilies isnt rocket science. This is an easy bulb to plant and grow. You already know the kind of lily...
Jun 30, forcing hyacinth bulb, hyacinth
Forcing hyacinth bulb is pretty much the same as forcing other spring blooming flower bulbs. If you want to see blooms...
Jun 30, daffodil care, daffodils
Daffodil care is a pretty simple gardening thing as there are few pests that bother this plant. Given it is poisonous...
Jun 30, trumpet daffodils, daffodils
Trumpet Daffodils - growing them is easy. They are very hardy bulbs that no pest eats (they taste really, really bad)...
Jun 30, daffodil planting, daffodil
Daffodil planting is as simple as putting the bulb in the ground. The trick (if there is one) is where to plant...
