AKA Sweet Iris. Very old garden plant that features a low-clump of sword-like foliage with golden-yellow and green-grey stripes. Lavender-blue blooms rise above in early summer on tall stems.
Type: Perennial
Height: 2 ft
Spread: 1 ft
Zone: 3
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Moist Well Drained
Flower: Late Spring, Blue, Purple, Yellow
Fruit: Non-Edible
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Foliage: Tall, clumping, narrow green foliage
Applications: Used as a border plant, edging or in a mass planting
Ornamental features: Blooms in late spring
Deer/Rabbit: Rabbit resistant
Xeriscape: Xeriscape
Sun: Full Sun
Drainage: Requires average moist, well-drained conditions
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Cut back in late fall for winter preparation