Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Plant fanatics are never satisfied! And plant breeders are happy to tempt us with newer, better, and more glamourous cultivars of our favorite garden flowers. Take bearded iris for instance. Often referred to as tall bearded iris, or German iris, they normally bloom once in the spring. Now we can find rebloomers that in late summer when we’re so desperate for something joyful, put on a glamourous second display of color from our cut flower beds. Maybe you’ve downsized and need smaller plants. Well, those iris people have you covered as they’ve developed miniature tall bearded iris that are just the right size to cut for flower arrangements. And most precious of all, miniature dwarf bearded cultivars that you tuck into your rock garden where on the first days of spring they’ll brighten your morning.
Iris Cultivars
