Celebrated for their brilliant blooms, bearded irises are popular cottage garden favorites. With beautiful colors and markings, there are many different varieties of bearded irises, from golden yellow to maroon red, rusty copper to deep purple.
Bearded irises, Iris germanica, are so named for their distinctive beard found on the lower petals. When considering how to grow irises, this bearded form generally flowers from mid to late spring, with a short blooming period that usually lasts only 1 to 2 weeks. While the flowering time may be short, the artistry of these blooms makes them worth growing.
