The blue-eyed grass is San Diego's new official flower. Why it matters: Part of the iris family and native to the area, this ...

Blue flowers can work with any garden aesthetic as long as you know which other plants to pair them with. Learn how to style ...

This Wichita Falls man's one-acre garden in the middle of town drew folks from miles around. His legacy lives on in a local ...

We’re now at the peak bloom period of the highly regarded garden plant, the iris,” writes columnist Tom Karwin. “For the ...

The iris is a uniquely generous perennial; as it grows, the plant produces increasing rhizomes (underground stems), which ...

Knowing the mature height of your perennials is key to choosing the best location, and many perennials have a wide range of ...

Add purple plants to your yard and enjoy the bold, colorful blooms all season long. We found purple flowering plants for ...

I’ll begin by saying nobody knows for sure how old the irises are, but it’s safe to ... The first time they bloomed at our home, they were purple. Deep purple, mixed in with some blue.

I adore Bearded Irises; they impress no end in late spring into summertime. I plant new young ones at this time of year so they can establish and give us wonderful flower displays year after year.

Imagine if the plants you decide to include in your garden today are still around decades from now. Some perennials last a couple of years, but a few are known to last a decade or longer.

In the meantime, nature already has the closest thing to that invention, and it's called purple bergenia (Bergenia purpurascens). This flowering plant naturally suppresses weeds while attracting ...