Friday, April 11, 2014

Plant Profile-African Iris


This week's Florida-friendly plant profile
features a lovely, easy-to-grow plant
that is used throughout our gardens.

African Iris




This is one of the easiest Florida-friendly plants to grow.
It asks for so little 
and gives quite a display of beautiful white blooms most of the year.



The blooms start out in this tightly formed bud.




Over a matter of a few days, the bloom emerges.




The delicate white petals frame a complex and mesmerizing lilac and yolk-colored centre.



It never disappoints.




When the pods dry, the seeds contained within
readily drop, forming new additions to the garden.




The blooms are prolific with absolutely no care whatsoever.




Two years ago, I transplanted a few that were growing in the backyard.



Here's what it looks like now.
They do well in full sun,
but also thrive in partial shade.
The transplants under our weeping elm
are constantly in bloom.
They look like little white birds taking flight.



These drought-tolerant wonders do just fine with occasional watering.
As is the case with many Florida-friendly plants,
no fertilizer is necessary-ever.






They are easily divided, 
so they are a great plant for sharing with others.
(You can see how we did that here.)



You can read more about this
fabulous care-free plant here.




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5 comments:

  1. Daisy, Iris are a great plant. We can grow Iris here in Nebraska as well. I'm thinking they are the more traditional Iris and not the African species. It's the same with my Iris. I planted them many years ago and other than cleaning out the beds from last years dead dried up foliage, they take care of themselves. It's kind of time to dig up the bed and divide them up but I'm not sure that I'll do that this year. There's too many other things that need doing.

    Have a great African Iris Friday.

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  2. Beautiful! I don't know if I've seen them before either. It's amazing to see the different things that grow in different places.

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    1. I like seeing what grows elsewhere as well.

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  3. Oh how I miss gardening in Florida! We moved back to Pennsylvania a few years ago and i keep saying I'll move back down there one day. Your flowers are lovely!

    Thanks for linking up with Green Thumb Thursday. I hope to see you again this week!

    ~Lisa M

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