The iris in the garden: The right location for the respective variety

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• The iris in the garden: The right location for the respective variety
• Basic conditions for irises
  
• Correctly position different iris species
  
• Tips & Tricks

Irises are undemanding garden plants

The iris in the garden: The right location for the respective variety

Irises are thankful flowering plants in the garden, as they hardly need any special care and attention in the right place. You should only dig up, divide and transplant the rhizomes every few years, otherwise the plants may become lazy due to lack of nutrients.

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Basic conditions for irises

Overall, irises are relatively undemanding plants that can grow even in very barren soils without special fertilization. In a full sun, irises usually thrive especially well. Within the family of irises one differentiates between:

Correctly position different iris species

The Bearded Iris (Iris Barbata hybrids) with their showy flowers can be planted relatively flexibly in most locations in the garden. You can either grow the seedlings you require yourself or multiply them by dividing the rhizome. While marsh irises such as the species Iris pseudacorus can grow well in permanently damp locations, the soil should be as dry as possible in steppe irises such as the iris variegata.

Tips & Tricks

Iris species with a preference for dry soils should be planted in as permeable a soil as possible. For heavy soils, you can use a drainage layer of compost or coarse sand to prevent waterlogging.