Dwarf Bearded Iris Spree
SKU: AFLF701
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Overview
Add jewel-toned blooms to your midseason garden with this dwarf Bearded Iris. Spree’s gently ruffled, deep-purple blooms are deer resistant and extremely easy to grow.
key features
Botanical Name
Iris germanica
Advantages
Deer Resistant
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Well Draining, Average
Mature Height
15" tall
Mature Spread
Plant rhizomes 12-24" apart
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer
SKU
AFLF701
Description
Growing Bearded Irises These majestic flowers are surprisingly easy to grow, and actually require less attention than almost any other garden flowers. Your iris roots will arrive with the foliage "trimmed" from this spring's growth. You'll find the "root" is not really a bulb, but what is called a "rhizome"--an irregularly shaped bulbous root that grows at a right angle from the foliage. Leave the trimmed foliage as it is, and simply bury the rhizome with the top of it showing through the soil surface. Bearded irises grow best with the tops of their rhizomes exposed.
Next spring, new foliage and the flower spikes will sprout strongly from the rhizome. What's more, next summer, you'll notice the rhizome multiplying for even more flowers as years go by.
