Description
Unusual buds.
Large purple blooms with mottled buds appear in spring on short stems. This very reliable, slowly bulking up in free draining soils ideally in the alpine container or garden. Best planted in a sunny position.
Flowering: Spring
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 5cm
Spread: 15cm
Common Name:
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Iridaceae
Foliage: linear
Basic Colour: ( purple )
Flower Colour: purple / yellow
Natural Flowering: February – March
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 5cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / dry
Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / rock garden
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: leave to self seed
Tolerates: deer tolerance / rabbit tolerance / salt tolerant
Origin: Europe
Jackie Taylor (verified owner) –
I have already let you know that all the compost fell out when I unpacked it as it had been laid on its side. I’m hoping it will recover. On the whole I wasn’t very happy with the packaging. It was very wet and disintegrated when handled.
Johnnie Carslake (verified owner) –
Can’t comment plant dormant