Beautiful Bearded IrisYvette

Common name Bearded iris, German iris                                Botanical name Iris germanica

How to tell it’s good quality

Look for the upper bud to have good colour

Avoid stock with dried, drying or yellowing leaves

Stem length 40cm–100cm

Conditioning, care and storage needs

Strip leaves from the lower half of the stem and wash it well

Cut about 2cm from each stem and quickly put them in water with preservative

Change water and preservative daily

Keep them cool and the flowers dry

Pull off the flowers as they age and wither, so the others come on

Colours it comes in

White, pink, yellow, oranges, mauve, blue, black, brown