Iris germanica

Too Much of a Good Thing

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It is certainly possible to have too much of a good thing. My relationship with carrot cake comes immediately to mind. Right now I am in the same situation with the bearded iris, sometimes known as Iris x germanica, in my garden. Many years ago, when my current garden was just getting off the ground, … Read more

Summer House Iris

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About ten years ago, a friend gave me  a single large iris rhizome division.  It was from a tall, bearded type that grew in carefree splendor in her western New York garden.  I planted it in the free-draining soil at our family’s summer cottage in Central New York and it grew, or maybe “grew” is … Read more