Few flowering perennials provide more enjoyment for less effort than iris. With colorful blooms that rival those of orchids in intricacy, irises grow easily in the garden. Seemingly, without a care in ...

That said, you may be responding to the part of my column last week where I listed the colors that hybrid Louisiana irises come in. There are yellow varieties of the Louisiana iris. So, an iris ...

I got an email from a reader of our column who asked why their iris was rotting fast at the root. This question caused me to think about a friend of mine who passed away a few years ago. Unfortunately ...

DENVER — Everybody loves iris, but as your garden becomes shadier over time, your iris may need sunnier locations. Even if you have plenty of sun, clumps need to be divided when they become ...

Question: Every spring, my bearded iris come up robust but immediately after flowering the leaves start to get yellow holes and streaks and die down to the rhizomes. What disease is this, and can I ...

I got an email a few years ago from a person asking why his irises were not blooming. I have had an iris in my garden bed for as long as I can remember. My parents grew iris when I was growing up at ...

Find out when to cut back irises to keep these perennials healthy and looking their best. Blooming after early spring flowers ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. It was always my understanding that the common yellow iris with a raised vein ...