Siberian Iris

Iris chrysographes

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May and June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  

  Stunning, deep purple, velvety flowers with gold streaks on the falls appear from June above strappy, grey-green leaves. This clump-forming, beardless iris, related to the moisture-loving Siberian iris, makes an eyecatching feature in a boggy area of the garden, or beside water.

• Garden care: Incorporate plenty of well-rotted garden compost or manure into the planting hole. Do not allow the plant to dry out.
  
  
• Goes well with: Millium effusum 'Aureum', Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride', Eryngium variifolium, Alchemilla mollis, Paeonia lactiflora 'Kelway's Glorious', Echinops ritro