Irises grow from a rhizome, a form of modified stem that creeps along the ground just beneath the surface. Irises have a fat, fleshy rhizome for storing water and starch, which contributes to their durability.
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Wealth for worms: what a gardener should understand about soil
Soil is one of the most important concerns for gardeners, so I want to take a moment to address a few basics. It’s the medium into which we add our plants, it’s where non-woody plants retreat when dormant, it’s where water is stored, nutrients are recycled and it is the home for countless bacteria, fungi, …
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Plant profile: Allium aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’
Allium ‘Purple Sensation:’ tennis-ball-to-baseball-sized spherical globes containing hundreds of small violet-purple flowers stand around 2 feet tall and last about 3 weeks in mid-Spring.
How to naturalize tulips for a carefree spring garden that returns and multiplies
With a little discrimination and planing, tulips can be grown to naturalize and grow as one of your most reliable and consistent plants.