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Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'
(Dalmation Iris 'Argentea Variegata')

Family - Iridaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 90cm
Width - up to 40cm

Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Attractive, sword-shaped leaves are grey-green with bold white stripes. Large, sweetly scented Bearded iris flowers are pale lavender-blue and marked with white and yellow on the lower petals. The Blooms are held in clusters atop upright stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Large bearded iris flowers have pale blue standards and falls. The falls are marked with white veining and deep purple speckles, and have pronounced white and yellow beards. The blooms are held in clusters atop upright stems and are produced in May and June. Sweetly scented.

Flower colour: Blue

Flower shape: Bearded iris flowers held in clusters

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Attractive, sword-shaped, upright leaves are grey-green with bold white stripes. The leaves are held in a fan-like arrangement at the base of the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen

Foliage Shape: Sword-shaped

Poison Information:

This plant will cause discomfort if ingested.

Propagation:

Division, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in well-drained soil. Will not tolerate water-logging in the colder months.