{"id":40645,"date":"2017-01-14T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-algerian-iris\/"},"modified":"2017-01-14T18:23:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T11:23:13","slug":"plant-of-the-week-algerian-iris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-algerian-iris\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant of the week: Algerian iris"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nStick 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…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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