Iris sanguinea 'Snow Queen'

Siberian iris (syn. 'Alba')

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May and June
• Flower colour: ivory white
• Other features: all parts of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested; contact with the sap may cause skin irritation
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Elegant white flowers are produced in May and June above slender, strap-shaped leaves. This stately, beardless, Siberian iris is a relatively tall variety, so it's important to stake the branched flower spikes with bamboo canes in early spring, well before the flowers appear. A luminous variety that should be planted in bold swathes for best effect.
  
  
• Garden care: 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 upper-most third of the leaves to minimise the incidence of wind rock. In exposed areas stake with bamboo canes in early spring.