Renowned for colorful flowers that often have detailed markings, irises are some of the most popular cottage garden plants.
The flower is featured in Ovid’s myths. Blue iris was gathered by the goddess Persephone and her nymphs and served as the namesake of the goddess Iris. Blue delphinium is featured in several ...
Irises can look wonderful in early summer, with masses of colourful blooms held on stout flower stalks. However, after several years the clumps will run out of steam and die off in the middle ...