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Beginner
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0.5m
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1.5m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Other names: Variegated great purple flag
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Genus: Iris
Variety or cultivar: 'Variegata' _ 'Variegata' is a vigorous, semi-evergreen bulb, with strap-like, grey-green and cream striped leaves and scented soft purple-blue flowers with yellowish beards in late spring and early summer.
Iris pallida 'Variegata' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Blue, Purple in Spring; Purple, Blue in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in Summer
Fragrance: Has a soft fragrance
Habit: Clump-forming, Erect
Toxicity: Ingestion may cause severe discomfort.
Iris pallida 'Variegata' (Variegated great purple flag) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders
Cultivation: Plant in full sun in well-drained, fertile, neutral to slightly acid, loamy soil. Will need staking in windy situations.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Nicola
This plant is used in the Perfume garden by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins in their Perfume garden for Chelsea Flower Show 2009. They say 'Orris is obtained from the dried rhizomes which are steam-distilled to obtain orris oil - one of most important perfumery materials. It has been used in perfumes since Greek and Roman times and has a violet-like fragrance.'
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