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Mixed Iris Rhizomes - Description
- Pack of Mixed Iris Rhizomes
- Variety: Mixed Hollandica
- Flowering Time: June to October (Repeat Bloomers)
- AKA 'The Dutch Iris'
- Quantity: 10 Bulbs Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 70cm
- Flower Colours: Mix of Yellows, Whites & Purples to Pale Blues
- Foliage: Long, Strap-Like Leaves
- Sow: In Spring
- Spacing: 10cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
Mixed Iris Rhizomes - Uses
- Pack of mixed colour Iris look great in any garden
- Plant for continual Summer colour
- Both flowers & foliage are interesting
- Low growing, making the Hollandica Iris ideal for front of borders
- 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
Mixed Iris Rhizomes - How to Grow
- Choose a location for your Iris rhizomes - They need a lot of sunlight
- Sowing time: Plant in Autumn or Spring
- Sowing depth: Plant rhizomes just below the soil surface
- 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 rhizomes may not bloom in first Summer
