What: Iris ensata “Variegata,” known as variegated Japanese iris, is a lovely and elegant moderately slow growing perennial with beautiful flowers and striking foliage. The dark purple flowers are ...

In today's "Growing Together" column, Don Kinzler explains why it's important to divide the perennial flower named after the goddess of the rainbow and how to do it in August. Iris, named after the ...

Even though it doesn’t quite feel like spring, it’s not too early to start planning your garden and spring planting. Although many iris varieties are planted in the fall, there is a variety of the ...

Native plants are often known for grand springtime displays followed by dismal summer and fall foliage. But that isn’t true ...

The bearded irises used to seem to me too regal and stately to love, in fact, rather pompous. (There are other estimable kinds of irises, but the tall bearded are the most familiar and the most ...

At this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, there was one colour that dominated above all others. Wherever you looked, there were drifts of rich purple plants – purple flowers, purple foliage and even purple ...

Louisiana iris is the name used worldwide for a unique group of Louisiana native iris species and, in particular, their hybrids. Their extraordinary beauty and reliability in the garden have made them ...