While breeding irises is all consuming, Cole has a day job as a jeweler. He designs jewelry at his store, D. Cole Jewelers, ...

Divide irises when they are dormant in midsummer. After blooming in spring, plants slowly move into a dormant period that ...

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 ...

For gardeners looking for a smaller non-bearded iris to grow in container gardens, consider the bright dwarf crested iris, or ...

Siberian irises are herbaceous perennials, meaning they produce fresh foliage every spring. These are tallish, narrow, vertical leaves that rise about 3 feet and are accompanied by tall stems ...

Siberian iris - Divide in late summer and fall if your patch is several years old and getting sparse in the center. Can get by with deep watering once per week. Little other maintenance needed.

Siberian iris. This iris has grassy foliage that grows from 1 foot to 3 feet tall and flowers in shades of white, purple, pink, blue and even light yellow, ...

No kaleidoscope of color can inject as much elegance or grace into a garden as white Iris flowers do. Symbolizing purity and ...

Siberian irises grow 2-4 feet tall and bloom several weeks after bearded irises. Japanese irises are the last irises to bloom and have the largest and showiest blooms.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has received a collection of about 70 Siberian irises hybridized by the late Currier McEwen, a Harpswell resident who literally wrote the book – published in 1996 ...

Admission is free and open 9am to 6pm. For iris questions, contact (432) 352.5483 or [email protected]. If interested in an in-depth description of the fascinating genetic world of iris ...