Two years ago we planted a few leftover Iris ‘Immortality’ in a bed along the west side of the greenhouse. It is a spectacular iris in the spring. The enormous flowers with a heavenly sweet fragrance caught everyone’s attention. We enjoyed it and forgot about it, surrounding it with zinnias for the summer.

In September we noticed the same gorgeous white blossoms poking through the vibrant red and orange zinnias. ‘Immortality’ bloomed for 4-6 weeks, with each bloom as big and fragrant as the spring batch. The following year brought a repeat double performance. Too good not to be shared! This spring we have ‘Immortality’ and several other varieties of repeat blooming iris. Plant them in a sunny, welldrained spot in your garden and enjoy them. Twice.

Look for Iris ‘Breakers’, medium blue; ’Champagne Elegance’, near-white
standards and a blend of buff, apricot, and peach falls; ‘Rock Star’, raspberry rose standards and pale apricot falls edged and speckled with raspberry; ‘Summer Olympics’, soft yellow standards and yellow falls with white centers.