Iris tuberosa
(Snake's Head Iris)
Family - Iridaceae
Category - Bulb, perennial
Origin - Southern Europe
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 30cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A tuberous Perennial with upright foliage and a slowly spreading habit. Narrow, grey-green leaves are linear in shape. Striking iris flowers have pale green standards and deep purple - nearly black - Falls. The Blooms are held singly on upright stems and are produced from mid to late spring.
Synonym - Hermodactylus tuberosus
Flower:
Beardless iris flowers have upright, pale green standards and deep purple (closer to black) falls. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced in April and May.
Flower colour: Green, black
Flower shape: Beardless Iris Flowers held singly
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Slender, grey-green, glaucous leaves are lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in reasonably fertile, well-drained soil.