Flowers beautiful as jewels will appear on discounts in the coming weeks. These adorable little ones are not even afraid of snow and frost.Miniature onion irises are hardened plants and can withstand the cold gusts of the ending winter without harm.The botanical name Iris comes from Greek. For the ancient Greeks, the goddess Iris was the personification of the rainbow.
Rainbow colors are more fully presented by the flowers of tall relatives of the miniatures: beardless and beardless irises.Dwarf onion irises have a more modest color palette.Their flowers are usually decorated in various shades of blue, white and yellow.However, with their beauty they fully match the beauty of the "large" species.
The group of miniature onion irises consists of many species. The most important and best known is Iris reticulata. Many varieties have been bred and we can buy them more and more in garden stores. The yellow-flowered iris Danforda Iris danfordiae and the large-flowered blue Iris histrioides, which can bloom at the end of January, are also becoming more and more popular.
Onion scythes in a pot
The miniature onion iris does well even in a pot. The prerequisite is a suitable substrate, which should be permeable, with a high sand content and not too moist. At the bottom of the pot, a drainage layer of expanded clay should be placed to facilitate water drainage. After the flowering period, fertilize the plants, let the leaves wither and dry. In autumn, we plant the onions in the garden in a sunny place.
The homeland of miniature iris is the Middle East.Origin determines their requirements. They feel best in a permeable substrate with a high calcium content. They like warm and sunny places, especially in the rock garden. During the flowering period, they reach a height of 15-20 cm.Narrow leaves reach their maximum length after flowering.New bulbs should be planted in September at a depth of about 8 cm, preferably in small groups. The plants will gradually, over a period of several seasons, develop numerous adventitious bulbs, blooming every year over a larger area.
