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Iris Bulbs - Description
- Pack of Iris Bulbs
- Variety: Dutch Iris (Iris Hollandica)
- Flowering Time: Late Spring to Mid Summer
- Quantity: 20 Bulbs Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 70cm
- Flower Colours: Yellow & White
- Foliage: Long, Strap-Like Leaves
- Sow: In Spring
- Spacing: 10cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
Iris Bulbs - Uses
- Yellow & white coloured blooms offer something different in the garden
- Plant with other Irises
- Great for early Summer colour
- Both flowers & foliage are interesting
- Easy to grow bulbs, ideal for beginner gardeners
- Use to edge borders & paths
- Create blocks or drifts of plants
- Foliage texture & form sits well beside fine & bold leaved plants such as Buxus, Hosta, Heuchera
- Use for cut flowers
Iris Bulbs - How to Grow
- Choose a location for your Iris bulbs - They need a lot of sunlight
- Preferred soil: Slightly acidic, well draining soil
- Sowing time: Plant in Autumn or early Spring
- Sowing depth: Approx. 10cm
- Plant with compost, cover with soil & water in well
- Feed when foliage appears
- After flowering, cut off the flowering stem to encourage a second bloom
- Old foliage can be cut back in late Autumn or the following Spring
- Every 2 to 5 years the clumps should be divided to encourage better flowering
- Note: Spring planted Iris bulbs may not bloom in first Summer
