El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1982 Page: 35 of 46
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Iris,
The Old Standby
I can remember my
grandmother’s flower
beds and her referring to
the “flags” which were
so beautiful. Of course,
she was referring to her
beautiful Iris
In my reading on the
subject of Iris, I have
found them referred to as
“flags” on many occa-
sions. It seems like this
year the Iris (flags) have
been more beautiful than
in many years in this
area.
The Iris is a large
genus of mostly hardy
flowering plants, most of
which have perennial
rootstocks or bulbs. You
will find Iris growing
wild in the temperate
countries of the northern
hemisphere. Most Iris
are grown from
rootstocks which have
sword-shaped leaves.
The bulbous Irises and
the Spanish Iris have nar-
row leaves.
Most Irises bloom in
April, May and June, but
in mild climates a
representative selection
will provide flower
throughout the greater
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part of the year, com-
mencing with the
Unguicularis in January
and concluding with
Alata in late Autumn.
The Iris belongs to the
family of Iridaceae. The
name is derived from
Iris, the rainbow, and
alludes to the beauty and
variety of the flowers.
Our Iris differ in struc-
ture from most plants.
The three outer perianth
segments (petals) hangs
downwards, and are
known as the falls; the
other three stand erect
and are called stan-
dards; in addition, the
three styles of the flowers
are colored and petal-like
in appearance.
Irises are divided into
two main sections—
those which grow from
bulbs and others which
have thick rootstock or
rhizomes. We are more
familiar with the Iris that
have thick rhizomes, and
these consist of four dif-
ferent types: Tall Beard-
ed, Intermediate Beard-
ed, Dwarf Bearded and
Beardless.
The Bearded Iris are
so-called because the
outer petals, or falls,
have a thick line of fine
hairs stretching down the
lower half, whereas the
falls of the Beardless
Irises are hairless.
In planting Iris the soil
should be dug deeply, and
a little well-decayed
manure worked into the
topsoil, and ground
limestone and bone meal
or lime forked into the
topsoil. The best time for
planting is from July to
September, but it may be
done even as late as
March, although the
flowers will be inferior
the first year.
The rhizomes are
planted flat and only half
covered They must not
be deeply buried, as it is
necessary for them to be
sun-baked to produce the
maximum number of
flowers. They are set 6-8
inches apart, with the
tips of the rhizomes poin-
ting toward the outside of
the clumps.
If the soil is dry you
must thoroughly moisten
it first. There is no fur-
ther cultivation required
except that an annual
top-dressing of leaf mold
or well-decayed compost
can be applied annually
in Autumn.
The Irises in this area
range from all sizes and
colors of the rainbow Of
course, when you men-
tion Iris people naturally
think of the old Blue
Flag, but you have selec-
tions of colors white,
brown, yellow, red, pink,
purple, lavendar, black,
green and orange.
You do not have to have
the proverbial “green
thumb” to grow Iris.
With the wide choices of
colors, you should be able
to select your favorite
colors and add some
beauty to the landscape
of your home and your
community.
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Components of fat,
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get it from the foods we
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