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
Vivienne (verified owner) –
Ann Armstrong (verified owner) –
Kate F. (verified owner) –
Plant dormant so unable to comment until it appears but confident if the quality of the other plants from this company are to go by.