{"product_id":"dutch-iris-dark-blue-25-bulbs-p-pack","title":"Dutch Iris - Dark Blue - 25 bulbs p-pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Dutch iris come in dazzling blue, white and yellow colours and are a delightful cut flower.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003eDutch iris come in dazzling blue, white and yellow colours and are a delightful cut flower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (Dutch)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to plant, care and grow Iris (Dutch)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc; height: 386px;\" border=\"6\" width=\"808\" cellspacing=\"”0″\" cellpadding=\"”0″\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eFamily\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eIridaceae\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eName derived from\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIris \u003c\/em\u003eis the messenger of the Gods and a personification of the rainbow in Greek mythology. All of the colours in the spectrum  are found in this genus.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eCommon name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eIris, flag lily, sword lily\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eSun Exposure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eFull sun\/semi-shade.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eFlower Colours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eRange of blues, white and yellow.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eFrost Tolerance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eModerate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003ePredators\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003eSnails, slugs, thrips and aphids\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere are 260 different species of \u003cem\u003eIris \u003c\/em\u003eand they are all from the northern hemisphere. They can be divided into two different groups, rhizomes and true bulbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDutch iris\u003c\/em\u003e is a true bulb. It was created in Holland by crossing the Spanish \u003cem\u003eIris\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eI. xiphium)\u003c\/em\u003e from Spain, Portugal, southwestern France and North Africa and the northwestern African Iris \u003cem\u003e(I. tingitana)\u003c\/em\u003e. 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This plant naturally flowers during spring but it can be forced (manipulated) to flower earlier. If the bulb has not been treated, it should be planted in early May when the weather is cooler for winter. They should be planted at a depth of 5cm with 7cm between the bulbs. The lowest temperature that this plant can tolerate is 0°C.\u003cbr\u003eAfter flowering, the bulbs can be lifted in November during their dormancy – the foliage will yellow as dormancy begins. In South Africa, the spring time is usually too warm for the plant to have the same level of flowering in their second season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropagation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall bulblets can be pried off the mother bulb and planted for the next season.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNot for Consumption. 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