Tag: Iris unguicularis

Best plants for scent in winter

Post author By the3growbags
Post date February 3, 2023
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Between minus double-digits and torrential rain it’s been hard to catch those first scents of our New Year gardens so far in 2023. But on our Zoom call this week we laughed about this post on winter scent from a few years back and wondered if you would too… I can’t believe my sisters sometimes….! When […]

Tags Daphne bholua, Clematis cirrhosa 'Balearica', crown imperials, Iris unguicularis, Hamamelis ‘Aphrodite’, Lonicera purpursii ‘Winter Beauty’, Chimonanthes ‘Luteus’, Sarcococca confusa, Skimmia x confusa ‘Kew Green’, Galanthus ‘Magnet’, Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

Winter

Iris unguicularis – the Algerian iris

Post author By the3growbags
Post date February 23, 2017
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What a sight in winter - Iris unguicularis

This beautiful, winter flowering iris used to be called Iris stylosa; sweet sounding and easy to remember. Easy to grow too, just plant it at the base of a dry sunny wall with no added compost, and it will thrive. It seems to love poor, stony soil which is no surprise when you look at its natural […]

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