Why Study this Growing Iris Course?
If you’re interested in growing and harvesting different varieties of iris, then this course is exactly what you’re looking for! This online growing iris course will give you all the knowledge needed to start growing your own iris such as how to prune, water, and plant an iris, the way to breed and hybridize, the way to landscape irises, and how to harvest, exhibit and check the quality of the irises.
Growing Iris Home Study Course
“A detailed course for identifying, growing and harvesting irises”
This is a valuable course for anyone with a serious interest in irises either as a commercial grower or an enthusiastic home collector.
Course Outline
There are 8 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- Review of the system of plant identification
- Classification of iris into bulbous, rhizomatous and tuberous
- Scientific classification (into sections, sub sections, series and species)
- Biology of iris
- Information sources
- Review of Iris xiphium
- Culture
- Plant selection
- Planting
- Staking
- Mulching
- Watering
- Feeding
- Pruning, etc.
- Propagation and Hybridisation
- Seed
- Division
- Separation
- Tissue Culture
- Review of selected species/hybrids.
- Review of Major Types of Irises
- Bearded
- Loisiana
- Siberian
- Dutch
- English Spanish
- Pest and Diseases
- Review of species from contrasting environments
- Review of various health problems
- Water Irises
- Review of species
- Irrigation
- Irises in Hydroponics
- Landscaping with Irises
- Garden Design
- Cottage Gardens
- Using Colour
- Review of more Iris species
- Flower bed design
- Harvest, Post Harvest, Exhibiting and Quality
