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Iris ‘Polar King’ Z 4-9
Pure white with yellow falls, vigorous reblooming iris. Blooms in spring and again, sporadically, in fall.
Pure white with yellow falls, vigorous reblooming iris. Blooms in spring and again, sporadically, in fall.
Size: 34”x8” Vigorous & spreads by rhizomes.
Care: Sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Plant with rhizome tops above soil.
Awards: American Iris Society Award of MeritIris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means “eye of heaven.” The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Ruskin. This hybrid bred by Thomas Donahue of Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. He 1st showed it at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society flower show in October of 1931 where it won several awards. Registered in 1939.
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Iris cristata Crested iris Z 4-8
Lavender, blue or white in May, with gold crested falls surrounded by white patch; narrow, sword-shaped low foliage on this small, shade Iris.
Lavender, blue or white in May, with gold crested falls surrounded by white patch; narrow, sword-shaped low foliage on this small, shade Iris.
Size: 6” x 8" spreader
Care: Part to full shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Maryland to Georgia, west to MissouriCherokee applied a salve of the pulverized root to ulcers and made an infusion to remedy liver ailments. 1st collected by Rev. John Banister (1649-1692) who moved to colonial Virginia in 1678. A gunman mistakenly shot and killed him while he collected plants. Grown by Jefferson.
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Iris domestica syn. Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry lily Z 5-10
Six orange, oval-shaped flared petals in the shape of a star, spotted with darker orange spots blooming in summer, followed by shiny black seed clusters. Very different Iris, no beard, no falls.
Six orange, oval-shaped flared petals in the shape of a star, spotted with darker orange spots blooming in summer, followed by shiny black seed clusters. Very different Iris, no beard, no falls.
Size: 18-36” x 10”
Care: sun, moist well drained soil
Native: China and JapanCultivated in China as a medicinal plant as long ago as 120 B.C. Its root of the Blackberry Lily is known as the Chinese herb She-gan. She-gan is listed in the third class of drugs in the ancient Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. Shen Nong mentions she-gan in the treatment of laryngeal tumors. (Foster and Yue 1992). Seeds collected by Jesuit missionaries in China then sent to Europe by the 1730s. It was cultivated in Linnaeus’ botanical garden in Uppsala Sweden by 1748, and in English gardens by at least 1759. Jefferson grew this at Monticello.
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Iris ensata syn. Iris kaempferi Japanese iris. Called Hana-shôbu in Japan Z. 5-8
White to reddish purple flowers in early summer
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Note: This is a plant not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
White to reddish purple flowers in early summer
Size: 2’ x 9”
Care: moist acidic soil in full sun
Native: China, Korea and Japan
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.Grown in Japanese gardens for at least 1200 years (since 8th century) as a marginal aquatic plant. A symbol for beautiful women and used to dye fabric. Introduced to the west in 1690’s by Englebert Kaempfer, physician to Dutch East India Co. on Deschema Island, off the coast of Japan. “The Garden” May 20, 1876: “For many of the most beautiful varieties we are indebted to Dr. von Siebold, the celebrated German botanist, at Leyden.”
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Iris florentina Florentine iris, White flag Z 3-9
Sweetly fragrant, tall, icy blue-white iris with pale yellow signal on the fall, flowering in June
Sweetly fragrant, tall, icy blue-white iris with pale yellow signal on the fall, flowering in June
Size: 24-30” x 18-24”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil. Plant with rhizome tops above soil.
Native: Italy and southern France
Wildlife Value: welcomes bees with easy access to pollenIris is named after the Greek goddess who accompanied the souls of women to the Elysian fields by way of the rainbow. Her footprints left flowers the colors of the rainbow. Iris means “eye of heaven.” The iris is the flower of chivalry, having “a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart.” Ruskin. At least 2000 years old, this was identified by Dioscorides in De Materica Medica for medicinal use around 70 A.D. English herbalist John Gerard grew it by 1596. Grown in the Eichstätt Garden, the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria, c. 1600. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811. Its rhizome is the source of dried orris root. Dig in late summer, peel, chop, dry, age, and then grind into a powder which is a scent fixative for perfumes and potpourris and flavoring for Chianti wine. Orris root has a violet-like aroma. Add powder directly to potpourris. Mix with oil prior to adding to perfumes.
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Iris graminea Grass-leaved iris, Plum-scented iris Z 4-8
Charming beardless spuria iris of purple styles, violet falls and ivory hafts with purple veins, blooming in June below the gras-like foliage
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Charming beardless spuria iris of purple styles, violet falls and ivory hafts with purple veins, blooming in June below the gras-like foliage
Size: 9-16” x 9-16”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: from Spain to Russia & Caucasus in Asia. But now endangered in Czechoslovakia and extinct in Germany.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Graminea means grass. Common name of Plum-scented for its fruity, plum fragrance. In gardens since at least 1568. Planted at Cambridge Botanic Garden in 1733.
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Iris missouriensis Western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris Z 3-8
In spring variegated, violet blue iris flowers - 6 perianth segments, 3 spreading to reflexed falls with a dark yellow-orange stripe down the middle with blue lines on a white background, & 3 purple standards.
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In spring variegated, violet blue iris flowers – 6 perianth segments, 3 spreading to reflexed falls with a dark yellow-orange stripe down the middle with blue lines on a white background, & 3 purple standards.
Size: 12-24” x 9-12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to moist soil. Divide regularly.
Native: Alberta and British Columbia, from Minnesota to Washington south to California east to New Mexico
Wildlife Value: Deer resistant. Attracts hummingbirds, provides pollen to bees.Named for the Missouri River although ironically Lewis collected it along the Blackfoot River in today’s Montana on July 5, 1806.
Paiute Indians of eastern California and southeastern Oregon made ear drops to remedy earaches with a decoction if the Iris roots. -
Iris pallida Grape iris Z 3-8
Blooms smell exactly like sweet grape soda - violet blue bearded iris in spring
Blooms smell exactly like sweet grape soda – violet blue bearded iris in spring
Size: 10-14” x 8-12”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil. In July-August lift & divide every 2 to 3 years; discard mushy rhizomes.
Native: Europe
Size: Dried rhizomes used as a fixative to preserve fragrances in powders, perfume and gin.English herbalist John Gerard (1549-1612) called it “the great Floure de-luce of Dalmatia” and praising its “exceedingly sweet” scent, 1597. Grape soda had yet to be created!
