Dutch Iris Mix

Brighten up your spring garden using a mixture of Dutch Irises, which boast a striking combination of colours, including shades of purples, oranges, yellows and white. Very hardy and easy to grow, they are the perfect plant for those with little gardening experience or for anyone who wants great results with little effort.

These also make for ideal cut flower displays, allowing you to bring the unmistakable colours and scents of spring into your home. Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs in mixed colours, size 6/8 ready for planting out in autumn.

Top Tips

To encourage Dutch irises to naturalise, choose a planting location where the soil is hot and dry during the summer months.

Care Guide

Planting advice for Dutch iris:

• Plant your Dutch irises where they will receive full sun in soil that drains well.
• Heavy soil can be broken up by adding horticultural grit or sharp sand.
• Plant bulbs at twice the depth of the height of the bulb and four times their width apart, e.g. 5cm tall bulbs need to be planted 10cm below the surface of the ground and 20cm apart.
• Please check the bag for any additional planting instructions.
• They are fine to plant even if a little green growth is showing; they will just need a good watering when you plant them, and thereafter only when the soil is dry.

 Aftercare advice for Dutch iris:

• Leave them in the ground once they die back ? they will come back bigger and better each year.
• While all the energy that a bulb needs in order to grow is stored in the bulb itself, they will do better if you feed them when in active green growth.
• Plant in herbaceous borders, in pots, or leave in the ground to naturalise.
• If planted in pots, be sure to water frequently and keep moist.