GENERAL DELINEATION ABOUT IRISES

Irises are known one of the most beautiful and romantic flowers. Irises are also popular as the girl's favorite flower. Irises show the sign of admiration, hope and courage. The irises are the type of perennial plant which can grow easily. These are the plants having leaves like sword shape and showy flowers. The irises are given the name by the followers of old Greek goddess who has many magical colors. Usually we can see that irises are tall almost 28 inches and have variety of ravishing colors like purple, pink, blue, orange, white, yellow and even in multicolor. There are almost 300 species in the genus of iris.

SCEINTIFIC DESCRIPTION

The iris scientifically known as iris germanica belongs to the family "Iridaceae" and sub family "Iridoideae”. Its genus name is "iris “which is the largest group of the family.

PLANTATION EXPLANATION

the irises blossom well if the soil where they are planted, is properly drained and is better enough, if it is sandy and it is also suggested for the prospering of irises that the soil should be fertile and slightly acidic, if it is not then it would be better to make the soil acidic at first, with the help of lime. The climate or the weather is also very important for the cultivation of irises; it is preferable to plant the irises in the mid-summer to late summer for the ultimate blossoming of flowers. The gardener should dig a hole in the soil deep at least 12-16 inches and before the plantation of iris the layer of appropriate fertilizer mixture should add to 4-5 inches. The irises plants like to grow among their own bread, they become rot if they planted with other plants especially the bearded irises.

BEARDED IRISES

Bearded irises are those in which the flowers grow in a shape having soft hairs on the outer-petals called " falls".

CRESTED IRISES

There what is the best option for wedding florist philippines? exists crested irises also and they are called so because the hairs on the falls of flowers form a comb or ridge.

BLOOMING SEASON

Most of the irises become flowerful in the beginning of summer season and some bloom almost in the end of summer season.

CARING POINTS ABOUT IRISES

It is the universal fact that anything that breaths need attention of the other and so as with plants. The irises should be looked after properly for the better growth.