BLUE IRIS FLOWER FULL
If you are cutting for your vase, cut when the flower is still closed but has full color. Once they germinate the plants will come back every year without any cold weather. In early spring you will see thick spear shapes leaves start to emerge from your garden bed. In fall we work our garden beds 6" and scatter these Iris seeds in the area we want them and cover with a light dusting of peat. We do prefer to direct seed them directly in our garden in the fall and in the first year, in the late spring, transplant them where we want them in our garden. Even if a seed fails to germinate by spring scatter those in your garden as an Iris seed is good for up to 18 years. Iris are very slow to germinate and it may take up to 30 days. Blue iris flowers were a favorite of Vincent Van Gogh as he used them in a variety of his still life paintings. As they get bigger you can increase the strenght of the liquid fertilizer. Blue Iris Bouquets Are Great for Any Occasion. Once seedlings are 2" tall add a 1/4 strength liquid fertilizer like Miracle Grow to your water. Keep your soil moist and water from the bottom. Soak the the seeds in very warm tap water for eight hours, or nick the outer shell of the seed with a file or paring knife, and then sow about 1/4" deep. Or you can use a commercial seed starting soil as long as it is sterilized. Blue Flag Irises Home Iris missouriensis Iris setosa Iris tridentata Iris versicolor Iris virginica Dwarf Woodland Irises. If starting in pots use a sterilized potting soil made of 1 part peat to 1 part sand. You can start indoor in pots, but if indoors they will have to be vernalized no matter the zone. They do need a cold spell to germinate so if you live in zones 8-11 you should place in your refrigerator in a bag with soil or sand for 8 weeks before planting (vernalization). Once grown they are easy to subdivide and create new plants. Seed are easy to germinate but your plant will not flower the first year. In the fall their leaves will brown where here in zone 7 we cut them back to the ground in late November. This oil painting depicts the blue irises Julia so loves that grow in her neighbors yard. Blue Irises inspired by Van Gogh Ukrainian artist Original thumb. These blooms will be just starting to open. A Blue Iris flower oil painting on canvas by artist Julia Swartz. We grow them in our test gardens, and water them like all our other flowers, and they profusely flower from late March to May and provide dark green foliage until your first hard frost in the fall. Our Blue Iris bouquet is a professionally designed wrapped bouquet of iris that is ready to be dropped into a vase.
Iris will grow in zones 3-11 and prefer moist roots. Soil temperature: 72 - 75 degrees fahrenheit We offer flat rate combined shipping on all orders, no limit on the amount or type of seed packets. Hardy in the garden and also make a great cut flower with a long vase life. These Iris have long green vegitation and medium blue flowers. Also known as Rocky Mountain Iris (Iris missouriensis) these are very durable for zones 3-10. Up for sale is one pack of 50 Wild Blue Iris seeds.
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