{"id":23262,"date":"2023-06-13T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=110070"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:35:04","slug":"bearded-iris-how-to-care-for-when-to-plant-and-which-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/bearded-iris-how-to-care-for-when-to-plant-and-which-to-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearded iris: how to care for, when to plant and which to grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover everything you need to know about bearded iris from expert grower and owner of Woottens of Wenhaston Michael Loftus. Words Michael Loftus, photographs Jane Sebire <\/p>

By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Iris<\/em> genus comprises approximately 270 species \u2013 all of which are native to the Northern Hemisphere. All have six petals, technically called tepals. The three upper petals are known as \u2018the standards\u2019 and the three lower as \u2018the falls\u2019. Although a number of iris (such as Iris reticulata<\/em>) are bulbous, most species (including all the bearded) are rhizomatous. Bearded irises are so called from the often decorative beards which sit at the back of each of the falls.<\/p>\n

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