Dwarf irises, like bearded irises that include dwarf and miniature categories, are a type of iris, so there isn't one single dwarf iris species.

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The miniature dwarf bearded iris blooms earliest in spring. It's followed by standard dwarf bearded, intermediate bearded, border bearded, and, finally, the tall bearded iris.

Reblooming irises are found in beardless types (Siberian Irises, Japanese Irises, Louisiana Irises or Dutch Irises) and bearded types (Miniature dwarf bearded, Standard dwarf bearded, Intermediate ...

For Western gardeners, dwarf bearded irises offer a number of advantages, including drought and wind tolerance and deer resistance.

Dwarf types include the standard dwarf bearded irises, which flower on stems that are 8 to 15 inches tall, and miniature dwarf bearded irises, which reach only 2 to 8 inches tall.

I learned that this low grower is known as a miniature dwarf bearded iris. Moreover, there are a number of diminutive irises worthy of planting.

Within the first are classifications such as tall bearded, miniature dwarf bearded, standard dwarf bearded, border bearded, intermediate and miniature tall (sort of like jumbo shrimp).

Miniature dwarf bearded varieties are the first of the bearded iris to bloom. They grow to about 20 centimetres tall and are well-suited to rock gardens. One classic example, Jackson says, is Spot ...

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