Secret Rites Bearded Iris featured-search Drought tolerant Chinese Meadow Rue

Drought tolerant Chinese Meadow Rue is excellent as a background plant and in dried cut-flower arrangements

Red Pearl gives a delightfully lively look to mantel displays

This parrot-type tulip features creamy white to soft pink blooms with a dab of soft yellow-green at the base

also known as Purple Sensation Allium

Blazing Star Daffodil: When choosing daffodils for your garden

Secret Rites Bearded Iris featured-search Drought tolerant Chinese Meadow RueFor the true iris aficionado, here's an award winner with an attractive but unconventional appearance. Towering, 40" stems carry ruffled blooms whose chartreuse standards are overlaid with violet at their base. Below those upright petals, greenish golden falls are tinted lemon yellow at their shoulders, near the golden beards. With its unusual coloration, long stems and heady, heavenly fragrance, Secret Rites has all the hallmarks of a remarkable cut