was: RE: Iris Compatible Plants

Thank you Bill.  I have printed out your "menu" and plan on trying all 
courses!  Sounds delightful.
Teresa  zone5 ks

Bill wrote:
<<<   I would use only light-foliage perennials like columbines 
mingled with the irises, or the aforementioned poppies, which don't 
make a mass of foliage and quickly disappear after blooming.  I would 
also make sure everything, especially the irises, has lots of space.

Almost all of my iris plantings are border-style.  The bearded irises 
are
always near the front, with plenty of room around them.  The Siberians 
seem
to mix well with smaller hemerocallis.  Columbines and lilies are also 
good
companions.  I also have a lot of seed-raised Alstroemerias; they 
appear
too rambunctious at first but die back completely after blooming.  At 
the
back of the border, self-sown foxgloves dominate, replaced later in 
the
summer by spider-flowers (Cleome; an almost too-aggressive 
self-seeder) and Nicotiana sylvestris.  For persistant color, I use a 
lot of coleus--named
varieties, not the seed-grown strains which are too dwarf and bloom 
out too
early.
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