bearded iris
noun
: any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with a growth of short hairs on each fall
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Non-native bearded iris are taller than their Pacific Coast cousins and prefer full sun.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Before Winter Cutting back bearded iris foliage helps prevent diseases and pests, especially iris borers, from overwintering in the leaves and causing problems next year.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
Ornamentals: Hybrid bearded irises (Iris germanica), the type of iris most commonly seen, are best planted from now until December, the sooner the better.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The most popular kind of iris, the bearded iris is equally as easy to care for.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
Look for Again and Again, a bearded iris with soft yellow blooms, or Blue Temptation, a bearded iris with soft purplish-blue blooms, among many others at the Bulb Gardens.
—Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
Not as cold hardy as bearded irises, this iris is evergreen in zones 7-9.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Add different sizes and colors of bearded iris to your garden, and talk with club members about lifting, dividing and care.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
Beyond that, try one or two each of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), bearded iris (Iris Germanica), butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), artemisia, and rosemary as a test.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Before Winter Cutting back bearded iris foliage helps prevent diseases and pests, especially iris borers, from overwintering in the leaves and causing problems next year.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
Ornamentals: Hybrid bearded irises (Iris germanica), the type of iris most commonly seen, are best planted from now until December, the sooner the better.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The most popular kind of iris, the bearded iris is equally as easy to care for.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
Look for Again and Again, a bearded iris with soft yellow blooms, or Blue Temptation, a bearded iris with soft purplish-blue blooms, among many others at the Bulb Gardens.
—Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
Not as cold hardy as bearded irises, this iris is evergreen in zones 7-9.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
Add different sizes and colors of bearded iris to your garden, and talk with club members about lifting, dividing and care.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
Beyond that, try one or two each of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), bearded iris (Iris Germanica), butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), artemisia, and rosemary as a test.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
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