But first, check out these blue-blooming spring bulbs our pro-gardener recommends. House Digest. Our Professional Gardener Recommends 12 Blue-Flowering Spring Bulbs To Plant This Fall.

Northern blue flag iris is perhaps the bloom that comes to mind when you think of non-bearded irises, as it has the timeless blue flower color. ... Dutch Iris. US hardiness zone: 6-9; ...

A deep purple Dutch iris Blue Ribbon had many terminal blooms showing its form of narrow petaling in the standards and falls. Every gardener should grow a few iris.

I came home from the nursery with a big bag full of bulbs -- an assortment of freesias, deep blue Dutch iris, scilla and enormous King Alfred daffodils. I kicked myself for not picking up a few ...

Dutch Iris in a vase. Iris 'Eye of the Tiger', 'Midnight Passion' and 'Sky Wings' (JONATHAN BUCKLEY) Dutch iris look good in the garden, and even better in a vase, so this year we're growing more.

Dutch iris is grown from bulbs. It blooms in early summer in deep and light blue, purple, yellow and white on 24 inch tall stems. They prefer sun or afternoon shade and rich, well-drained soil.

As mentioned above, the Dutch iris is a bulb versus a rhizome. Most references suggest a cold hardiness of Zones 6-9 but it's not hard to see gardeners touting a return in zone 5, when a ...

Refrigerating daffodil, narcissus and Dutch iris bulbs won't hurt the plants but it's not necessary. (Hector Amezcua for The Sacramento Bee) QUESTION: I have ordered several daffodil, narcissus ...

The museum is the Willott Iris Garden, which is located next to the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse and has more than 600 varieties of iris flowers on display.The collection was started by Tony and ...