Iris Showcase: From Bearded to Siberian, Discover Unique Types of Perennial Iris Flowers...

Rosy talks through her favourite types of Iris flowers, including a couple that flowered earlier in the year.
Plant list + USDA zones:
Iris lactea 3-9
Iris unguicularis 7-9
Iris Carnival Time 3-10
Iris Kent Pride 4-8
Iris Jane Phillips 3-10
Iris Braithwaite 3-9
Iris Silver Edge 3-9
Iris Sparkling Rose 3-9
Iris Tropic Night 3-9
Iris Caesar's Brother 3-9
Iris White Swirl 3-8
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[@karlsorchidparty2395]

Have you convinced me of trying an Iris siberica?... 😂🎉❤

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Stupendous master class on everything iris. Well done Rosy thanks so much!

[@Saltytoxico]

Iris Siberica rules them all!

[@kurthartle5473]

I am a steadfast fan of many of the irises!

[@janeelliott6772]

Thank you for the run through of one of my favourite plant species. Sibirican irises are in the my top 10 plants in my garden.

[@tjcihlar1]

Just when I was wondering about varieties of Iris, Rosy has a video for that. I've never been a fan of irises with their clunky looking foliage, but that was just the bearded variety. But for some reason I love crocosma, with similar foliage.

[@scallywags12]

I have lots of beard iris, Siberian,Japaneses and unguiclaris . Love all of them. Thanks Rosie for showing them.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Great video showing the different types of irises. Love the tall Siberica one the best also

[@margaretsims4344]

I have just discovered iris, and was looking for more information. Thank you Rosie for your wonderful video. I have just purchased my first Siberian Iris and it wont be the last !! 😊😂

[@zoewhite7705]

Such a helpful video, thank you!

[@susanvonrauensteinbreuls6058]

I have both type of irises in my garden but wow is the one bearded iris in front of the house a showstopper it is 3 years old it blooms were 4 foot tall amazing plant , all of them are so beautiful when in bloom, thx Rosy

[@annashiegl]

Lots of lovely ideas. I do love the sibirica iris too, a couple of mine haven't flowered this year. I did split some last year as I thought I was moving house and wanted to take some with me. I replanted them in the border this spring.

[@helenazzopardi1713]

Thanks again Rosie for great video. Keep them coming!

[@alligator_pie]

Wonderful information and specimens! Im in zone 3 and would like more irises; they are not blooming here yet. I have a Concorde crush Siberian and it’s lovely. It sometimes blooms twice in one season.

[@at1the1beginning]

I agree that the range of bearded iris is astounding. And the scent is intoxicating. But I prefer beardless aswell for the following reasons: I like the narrower, grass like leaves + they're not greyish green in color (mostly) which I don't like. They also suffer less from disease. All bearded iris I've had were brown, yellow and outright ugly looking by April already... Siberians I write off on one condition: if the flowers are held waaaay above the foliage; don't like that either. That's why I've come to love Iris ensata so much.

[@jeansandhoodiegardengal2975]

Fabulous video and all the information you provide is fantastic!!! ❤️

[@emkn1479]

My husband’s very favorite is the bearded iris, especially for their incredible fragrance. We’ve found that they are so prolific and hardy that we have a hard time keeping them in check. So we’ve tossed them into our fields that we are slowly trying to craft into a meadow-esque site, and they do wonderfully well. We find they need extreme sun to stay strong and upright. Anywhere but the hottest, most direct sun and ours fall, reaching for the light. We have an odd distribution of light on our property, so the fields are the best for them. It’s a little magical to look out over swaying grasses and see dots of bright color from the irises. And it’s a great way to use up all those extra tubers they create. Question! We have found over time that new colors develop, combinations of what we have, but nothing we’ve planted. Are they cross-pollinating and creating hybrids? Reverting? What is going on there?

[@rosyhardy18]

I would say that they are cross pollinating

[@emkn1479]

@@rosyhardy18 thanks! So then they must be growing from dropped seeds?

[@danielsimard5624]

I have a quebecois siberian iris called Percheron

[@bewoodford2807]

Hi Rosy, I adore Iris- the most exquisite and interesting blooms. i am curious what thye numbers are that you have in brackets after the plant name please? thank you 🙂

[@annashiegl]

Can I buy the iris white swirl anywhere now or do I have to wait until dormant?

[@paulacothren3591]

Of all the iris in the garden, I agree that the tall bearded iris might be my least favorite, and I really don't know why. For me in the US South, it might be that the tall bearded iris reminds me of a style of antebellum Southern gardening that has fallen out of favor (except for historical gardens).

[@emkn1479]

Do the bulb irises get lumped into a different category/video?

[@miramagnolia2822]

❤

[@CHKrause]

If it ain't blue/purple, it ain't an iris for me! ;) Where do Dutch iris fit into this?