Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
bearded iris
Near white standards, ruffled soft apricot falls and a delicate amber beard rising over blue-green coloured, sword-shaped leaves....
1 × rhizome
£5.99
available to order from autumn 2024
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Plant description
Near white standards, ruffled soft apricot falls and a delicate amber beard rising over blue-green coloured, sword-shaped leaves. Classified as a reblooming iris, you’ll get successional flowers and a sweet orange blossom fragrance too with this award winning rhizomatous perennial!
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Humus-rich, moist, well-drained acid soil or ericaceous compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Iris Champagne Elegance:
Plant shallowly with the upper part of the rhizome sitting on the surface of the soil, incorporating a low nitrogen fertiliser in the planting hole. After planting remove the uppermost third of the leaves to protect against wind-rock. In exposed areas stake with bamboo canes in early spring. Remove the stems after flowering from the base as this will concentrate the plant's energy into producing new rhizomes. Divide and replant about every three years.
Please note:
This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
GOES WELL WITH
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