Beardless Irises: A Plant for Every Garden Situation

All the information you need to choose, grow, and appreciate the beardless iris—from basic planting information to help beginners, to essential hybridizing details.

Beardless irises are cousins of the more familiar bearded irises, but are much more variable, with plants ranging from four—inch—tall dwarfs with tiny flowers to five—foot stalks with dinner—plate—size flowers. In addition, beardless irises of at least one type will grow in virtually every gardening situation from dry shade to...