The common names are blood-red iris or blood iris, for the reddish-purple flower color of the species. It is often confused with siberian...Read More iris, Iris sibirica, and most modern Siberian iris cultivars are hybrids between I. sibirica and I. sanguinea. It is a kind of Japanese iris, but it is not Iris laevigata, which is the species usually referred to as "Japanese iris".
Siberian, Japanese (laevigatae), Louisiana, Spuria, and Pacific Coast Iris are all beardless rhizomatous types.
I'm not su...Read Morere of the exact cultivar of this siberian iris, but they were one of the first plants I added above my pond about 7 years ago. I have 6 clumps, spaced about 18" apart and the foliage fills in each year to form a wonderful wall of green, topped by the most beautiful purple blooms in late June, that never fail to put on a show. In some years the color becomes so vibrant and intense it almost hurts the eyes!
Ours are planted in heavy clay loam in an area that stays moist throughout the year, yet drains well because it is at the top of a hill. The clumps stay fairly neat and can be cut back to the ground in late fall. No mulching is necessary as this is a very hardy perennial.
The common names are blood-red iris or blood iris, for the reddish-purple flower color of the species. It is often confused with siberian...Read More
Prolific, relatively carefree. Blooms aprox. 3"high. Blooms with TB.
Siberian, Japanese (laevigatae), Louisiana, Spuria, and Pacific Coast Iris are all beardless rhizomatous types.
I'm not su...Read More