Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix'

Blue Iris

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Common Name:

Blue Iris

Plant Type:

Flower color:

Foliage color:

Green

Sun (From 0 to 5):

3

Water (From 0 to 5):

2

Maximum temperature:

40°C

Minimum temperature:

10°C

Maximum height:

50 cm

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Description

The best qualities of Dutch and Bearded Iris. Graceful petals in a rainbow of cheery colors float like exotic butterflies. The elegant appeal of spring's Dutch Irises, but much bigger, and their handsome foliage lasts all season. Each stalk produces 1 to 3 blooms, which make exquisite cut flowers. Many shades of lemon yellow, burnt orange and lilac-blue, most with attractive veining.

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Blooming

All bear flowers with 6 petals. Three, called standards, point up or out. And three, called falls, point out or down. Generally flowers are borne in small clusters and buds open in succession along the stalk.

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Growth

A vast genus or both perennials and bulbs, 300 species and thousands of cultivars. Foliage is sword shaped, strap shaped, or grassy. Some rhizomatous species spread widely, other form clumps.

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Planting

Varies by type. Beware of planting rhizomes too deeply or covered with too much mulch, as they may rot. Plant bearded irises from mid-summer to early fall.

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Pest

The most serious problem is bacterial soft rot, which you will recognize from mushy, foul-smelling rhizomes. To prevent, do not use manure or excess nitrogen, especially with poor drainage. If soft rot occurs, dig up and destroy the effected portions of rhizome

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Interesting facts

Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, gives her name to these flowers. History records their cultivation as far back as 1500 BC in Egypt.

Blue Iris (Iris spuria 'Butterfly Mix') - Soil and irrigation

Bearded irises prefer average to rich, well-drained soil. Whereas bog irises need permanently damp soil or even to be placed at a pond margin.