Blooming after early spring flowers such as tulips and daffodils fade, irises steal the show both in the garden and in a vase for weeks each spring. But when to cut back irises? After their colorful ...

Q. My Louisiana irises produced three fat seed pods, and I have several dozen seeds. When and how should they be germinated? -- G.T., Galveston A. According to The Louisiana Iris: The History and ...

Specks of pollen scatter from the wings of a bee as it dives into a giant blue iris in the Barataria Preserve in Marrero on Sunday, March 26, 2017. (Photo by Chris Granger, NOLA.com | The ...

QUESTION: There are now bulb-like structures on the flower stalks of my purple iris. What are they, and what should I do with them? -- Jerry Borger ANSWER: These structures are seed pods. Remember, ...