I fucked up. I really fucked up. I did not do my research on the Irises I ordered and only now have I realized my error. I honestly thought Iris x hollandica and Iris reticulata were both early spring bulb Irises of diminutive height, but no that’s not the case;
Iris reticulata, is a 2-6 inch tall early spring bulb that blooms in coincidence with crocuses (and is of similar height).
Iris x hollandica is a 12-24 inch tall (basically 2 feet tall!) early summer bulb.
Guess which bulb iris Gato ordered (the answer is the early summer bulb iris). This throws a monkey wrench into the planting plans, but I can nonetheless make this still work but man I wish I knew this sooner; I would’ve planted them with the hardy glads (so when the holland bulb irises would go to sleep the glads would take over the space). So I’ll have to find a different planting spot, and preferably in a way that they don’t become a problem spot for other perennials.
I’m a little sad that I’m not gonna see early bulb irises in the gardens this spring, but at the same time it’ll be interesting to see a bulb iris I’ve never personally seen before.
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