![]() Most of your big box store brand soils are not rocky enough and will require you adding pumice or lava rock to help separate the soil. Please plant your succulent in rocky loose soil that drains easily. When purchasing a plant always consider they will be happier if you mimic their natural habitat. Drought tolerant plants are just tolerant of no water, they will do better when watered accordingly. You can water your plants more often if you have loose rocky soil that drains easily. Try not to leave your succulents soil dry for over a week. Most succulents will need water within 2 weeks of them being watered. Do not water if the soil is wet or moist, only when completely dry. If the petals start to look wrinkled it will need to be watered. Immediately placing your plants in bright hot sun will kill them. Otherwise, you should feed irises with a general-purpose fertilizer only three times a year– in spring just as the foliage pops up, again right after its May through June blooming period, then again in fall to give the plant added stores of nutrients for the winter months.This fragile succulent will do best in bright indirect sunlight inside near the windows or outside in the shade. When first planting or dividing iris plants, do not use a fertilizer that contains nitrogen. Dividing should be done from late summer to autumn. Zebra iris plants should be divided every two to four years to keep them healthy and blooming properly. While more shade tolerant than most other irises, sweet iris will bloom best in full sun. ![]() Planting too deeply can also lead to rot and fungal diseases. When planting irises, it is important to leave the tops of the rhizomes slightly sticking up from the soil level. Adding a little sand to the soil in the planting area can help it to drain properly. ![]() Well-draining soil is essential, as wet feet can cause rot. Hardy in zones 4 to 9, sweet iris grows best in full sun to part shade locations with rich, moist but well-draining soil. Still, it is wise to regularly inspect their rhizomes for borer damage. Sweet iris is also more resistant to diseases and iris borers than other varieties. Like most irises, sweet iris is seldom bothered by deer or rabbits and can be drought tolerant once established. Orris root powder and orris oil are made from the rhizomes of zebra iris plants and are used in many herbal medicines and natural beauty products. However, it is not just a beautiful ornamental plant. Its lavender blue colored flowers bloom in late spring to early summer and its sweet fragrance attracts many pollinators. ![]() The 2 to 3 foot (61-91 cm.) tall, sword-like, variegated foliage of sweet flag iris plants add interest to any garden style, even when the plant is not in bloom. ![]() Continue reading to learn about sweet iris care and growing variegated sweet iris. It gets its other common name of dalmatian iris because it is native to Europe, specifically the Southern Alps and Dalmatia. Sweet irises ( Iris pallida ‘Variegata’) are often referred to as variegated iris or zebra iris plants because of their dramatic vertical stripping of gold, cream, white, and bluish green foliage. Also known as zebra iris, sweet flag iris, and dalmatian iris, variegated sweet iris is a perennial in the bearded iris family with sweet, scented blooms. ![]()
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