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organicgardenlover

siberian, japanese, or bearded? which is better?

organicgardenlover
14 years ago

Hello. I have tried growing irises, and not done very well. I am now willing to give it another go. About 3, 4, or 5 years ago, I was given some varagated bearded irises (either germimanica "Zebra" or pallida Argintina Variegata") from a friend. They bloomed nicely when I got them and the next year, so I stupidly thought that they were happy and bought a bunch more and some Siberians. However, they never bloomed. They had been in part sun, so I thought that was the problem, but now another bearded Iris called "Harvest of Memories" (or something like that) that I picked up around the same year bloomed this year. So did a Blue Flag Iris that I put near the varigated irises. I'd like to try again, maybe in a sunnier location, but would like to know the pros and cons of the Siberians, Japanese, and Beardeds. I'd also like to know if possible what went wrong. Please let me know your thoughts.

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