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 '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 '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 |
Other names: Iris cuprea, Red iris, Copper iris
I. fulva is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with strap-shaped, bright green leaves, arching at the leaf tips, and, in late spring, zigzagging stems bearing orange-red to reddish-brown flowers with pendent falls and standards.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris laevigata (Japanese iris )
Other names: Smooth iris
I. laevigata is a herbaceous perennial with an erect, clump-forming habit, and pale green, arching foliage with black watermarks in the veins. In early to mid summer it bears mid blue flowers, four to a stem.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris laevigata 'Alba' (Japanese iris 'Alba')
Other names: Smooth iris 'Alba', White Japanese iris
'Alba' is a herbaceous perennial with an erect, clump-forming habit, and pale green, arching foliage with black watermarks in the veins. In early to mid summer it bears white flowers, four to a stem.
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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 ensata (Japanese water iris)
Other names: Japanese flag, Japanese iris, Sword-leaved iris, Iris kaempferi, Japanese clematis iris
I. ensata is an erect, clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with narrow, strap-like, mid-green leaves and, in midsummer, purple or purple-red flowers with small, erect standards.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Iris 'Bold Pretender' (Iris 'Bold Pretender')
Other names: Louisiana iris 'Bold Pretender'
'Bold Pretender' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with erect, strap-like, bright green leaves and red and pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
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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 'Black Gamecock' (Iris 'Black Gamecock')
Other names: Louisiana iris 'Black Gamecock'
'Black Gamecock' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with erect, strap-like, bright green leaves and, in early summer, purple and purple-black flowers with bright yellow bands in the centre of each petal.
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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 |
Iris laevigata 'Mottled Beauty' (Japanese iris 'Mottled Beauty')
Other names: Smooth iris 'Mottled Beauty'
'Mottled Beauty' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with erect, sword-shaped, mid-green leaves and, in summer, unbranched stems bearing white flowers with blue-spotted falls.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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