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Irises (682 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:17:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Gardeners Encyclopedia | The most comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia of irises available. Irises are beloved by enthusiasts who garden in a wide variety of zones, including hot and dry, temperate, and even cold northern climates. Irises bloom in every imaginable color-revealed here in more than 1100 captivating photographs-from deepest purples, blues, and reds through strong pinks, yellows, and oranges to pastels in every shade. ...

Iris ensata 'August Emperor' - Japanese Water Iris (2042 readers)

Contributed by amazon 23.05 2007 on 08:08:20 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

The last of the Irises to bloom and, oh, what a finale! These large showy Irises put on a breath-taking display with exotic flowers and blue-green, sword-like foliage. The centre of attention in early summer! Royal purple flowers with handsome blue-toned edges and golden highlights. An elegant key-note plant in the border or cut-flower display. ...

The Gardener's Iris Book (741 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.04 2007 on 14:44:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Irises bring color and elegance to a garden and are surprisingly easy to grow. In this book designed for the home gardener, William Shear, a 40-year veteran of iris growing, shares his expertise in choosing, planting, growing, and propagating exquisite irises. All of the essentials on iris care are carefully and simply explained, along with tips to ensure a stunning display from healthy plants. ...

Iris 'Autumn Echo' - Tall Bearded Iris (727 readers)

Contributed by amazon 23.05 2007 on 08:12:11 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Slightly ruffled orange, brown, and golden-yellow flower glows like an autumn harvest moon in borders and rock gardens. 34-36 tall. So remarkable, so sophisticated, so elegant! This bicolor beauty is definitely the upper crust of reblooming irises. #1 field-grown rhizomes. Deer tend to avoid. Iris germanica ...

Iris ensata - Japanese Water Iris (730 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:22:49 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Japanese iris (Iris ensata or kaempferi) have the largest flowers of all irises, some being about 30cm across. They have been bred for over 200 years in Japan and also during the last century in the USA. So today, there is a range of flower shapes and patterns, as well as a range of colours. The foliage is also an added benefit as it provides a vertical interest over a long period and is suited to both formal and informal settings. They are relatively easy to grow as long as you remember that th ...

Gardens in France (311 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:33:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Frances most beautiful public and private gardens open their gates to us in every season of the year: from the classical French palace gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte down to humble domestic gardens in Normandy, from stylized Zen gardens in Provence to cactus displays on the Cote dAzur. ...

Iris pallida 'Variegata' - Zebra Iris Rhizome (1468 readers)

Contributed by amazon 23.05 2007 on 08:02:25 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Iris pallida Variegata produces soft blue flowers with a unique variegated foliage. Bearded Irises are the single most popular class of Iris grown in gardens today. Bearded refers to the fuzzy strip on each of the drooping falls. The true petals are called standards and are upright and its leaves are quite stiff and grow in fan shaped clumps. Few flowering plants provide so much beauty with so little effort as the Bearded Iris. ...

Buried Treasures (650 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:12:15 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Finding and Growing the Worlds Choicest Bulbs | Take a few chapters from a John le Carré spy thriller, add a hefty dose of exotic travelogue, blend with one of the best books on bulb growing ever written, and youve got Buried Treasures . Since launching his first international mail-order catalog in 1991, Latvian nurseryman Janis Ruksans has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the worlds foremost experts on rare and unusual bulbs: Juno irises striped like exotic birds; gem-like corydalis; dusky ...