Iris 'Silver Edge'
(Siberian Iris 'Silver Edge')

Family - Iridaceae
Category - Perennial
Hardiness - H7
Height - 70cm or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The Stream Area

Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are linear to sword-shaped and erect. The Beardless iris flowers are deep purple-blue with dark blue veining on each of the petals. The Falls (the lower petals) have a yellow and white patch towards the base and a very fine white band around the margins. The flowers are held singly on vertical stems and are produced from late spring into early summer.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Flower:

Beardless iris flowers are a dark shade of purple-blue. The falls are marked with a yellow and white patch with pronounced dark blue veining and a fine, white band around the margins. The flowers are held singly on vertical stems and are produced in May and June.

Flower colour: Purple

Flower shape: Beardless iris flowers held singly

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are linear to strap-shaped. The leaves are erect and held at the base of the plant.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Linear to strap-shaped

Propagation:

Division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in most soils.