Description
Flowers ablaze with yellows to brown.
Compact iris that brightens any spring garden with large yellow and brown flowers. This is our most popular variety when displayed at flower shows. Its height of only 10cm produces flowers of up to 7cm across and slowly bulking up to form a large cluster of flowers. Mainly flowers April-May with sometimes sporadic flowering in summer depending on season. Perfect for the drier borders, alpoine rock gardens and containers.
Flowering: Spring
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 10cm
Spread: 20cm
Common Name: Dwarf Bearded Iris
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( yellow )
Flower Colour: yellow / brown
Natural Flowering: April – May
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 15cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: cut back after flowering (careful as more often there are two or more buds on each stem and flower in sequence)
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: Cultivar
Geoffrey (verified owner) –