Property News · January 14, 2017

Plant of the week: Algerian iris


Stick it at the base of a wall, then wait a year or two. Your reward will be beautiful lavender flowers until early springA winter jewel of a plant that rewards patience. If you have a sunny, sheltered wall, plant the rhizomes of Iris unguicularis at its base and wait. It may take a few years, but you will be rewarded by delicate, lavender-blue flowers from Christmas until early spring. The plant itself is hardy, but its blooms are neither frost- nor slug-proof, so cut flower stems while still furled and bring them indoors to watch them slowly open. Height and spread: 30cm x 30cm. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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