IrisUmbria.it - plant a rainbow in your garden
IrisUmbria.it
We are a plant nursery in the heart of Umbria, Italy, specialising in online sale of bearded irises. Grown by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts.
"Then we had the irises, rising beautiful and cool on their tall stalks, like blown glass, like pastel water momentarily frozen in a splash, light blue, light mauve, and the darker ones, velvet and purple, black cat's ears in the sun, indigo shadow…"
Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
An iris for every taste
You can choose from over 250 varieties of bearded irises in our online store. We supply irises as bare root rhizomes, sending them out to our customers in Europe and the UK between the end of August and mid-October, when the conditions are right for lifting and dividing them.
Why irises? Irises are the aristocrats, the stars, the supermodels of the garden, who blaze for their moment of sublime glory in early Summer and then bow out, leaving you impatient for their return. In the gallery below is just a sample of the tremendous variety of colour and form available, ranging from classical elegance to fairy tale princess to cyber-punk. You will find many more in our online store, where you can browse by colour, height and style.
During the flowering season you can also visit the iris fields and our display garden, “the Secret Iris Garden”.
Gallery
Virgin Olive Oil
We also produce delicious virgin olive oil, harvested early for optimum flavour and milled locally.
The Secret Iris Garden
On our open days at weekends during the iris bloom season, visitors can browse our collection of irises in the extensive display garden we have created. The garden can also be booked as a venue for summer events.
Holidays in the green heart of Italy
Visit our sister website at CasaNovaUmbria.eu to find out about holidaying on the Casa Nova estate, surrounded by our iris fields and olive groves in an exceptionally beautiful location on the border between Umbria and Tuscany.
Blogging about irises and this and that
Visit our blog for occasional posts about our irises, producing our virgin olive oil and life in our Umbrian Eden.
