Other names: Harlequin blueflag, Larer blue flag, American water iris, Iris versicolour
I. versicolor is a herbaceous perennial for a pond margin or marsh area. It has clumps of slender, green, strap leaves and voilet-blue flowers with white markings that bloom in spring until summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris versicolor 'Mysterious Monique' (Blue flag 'Mysterious Monique')
Other names: Boston iris 'Mysterious Monique', Snake lily 'Mysterious Monique', North American blue flag 'Mysterious Monique'
'Mysterious Monique' is an upright, clump-forming, decidous perennial with lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and, in summer, beardless purple flowers with veined, white-marked, dark reddish-purple falls and lighter purple standards.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris versicolor 'Kermesina' (Blue flag 'Kermesina')
Other names: Water iris 'Kermesina', American water iris
'Kermesina' is a herbaceous perennial for a pond margin or marsh area. It has clumps of slender, green, strap leaves and vivid magenta flowers with white markings that bloom in spring until summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris x robusta 'Dark Aura' (Iris 'Dark Aura')
Other names: Iris virginica 'De Luxe', Iris versicolor 'Dark Aura'
'Dark Aura' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with upright then arching, linear, strap-like, dark grey-green leaves, flushed dark purple when young, and, in late spring and early summer, erect stems bearing purple flowers, veined and yellow at the base of the falls.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby' (Iris 'Gerald Darby')
Other names: Iris laevigata 'Gerald Darby', Iris versicolor 'Gerald Darby'
'Gerald Darby' has clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with arching, strap-shaped, grey-green leaves and purple-flushed stems bearing veined, yellow- and white-marked, violet-purple flowers in spring.
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0.75m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris x robusta 'Mountain Brook' (Iris 'Mountain Brook')
Other names: Iris versicolor 'Mountain Brook', Harlequin blueflag 'Mountain Brook', Northern blue flag 'Mountain Brook', Liver lily 'Mountain Brook', Water iris 'Mountain Brook'
'Mountain Brook' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with arching, strap-shaped, grey-green leaves and, from late spring into summer, purple flowers with veined, white- and yellow-marked falls.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris latifolia (English iris )
Other names: Great bulbous iris , Pyrenean flag
I. latifolia is a bulbous perennial forming a narrow clump of upright to arching, narrowly lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing one or two, violet, blue, or white flowers with white-marked falls.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris 'Kabluey' (Iris 'Kabluey')
Other names: Siberian iris 'Kabluey', Iris sibirica 'Kabluey'
'Kabluey' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with upright, strap-like, dark grey-green leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing double, deep purple-blue flowers with veined, white-marked falls.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Standard Dwarf Bearded iris 'Truly', Iris pumila 'Truly'
'Truly' is a compact, clump-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with upright, strap-like, grey-green leaves and erect stems bearing large, fragrant, ruffled, veined, light blue flowers from late spring into summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris 'Temper Tantrum' (Iris 'Temper Tantrum')
Other names: Iris sibirica 'Temper Tantrum', Siberian iris 'Temper Tantrum'
'Temper Tantrum' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with upright, strap-like, dark grey-green leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing purple-pink flowers with blue-flushed, veined falls.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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