Scientific name: Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids
Family: IRIDACEAE
Common names: “Pacific Coast Iris”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial, beardless iris
Conditions:
Zone: 7-9
Light: Full sun – semi-shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Moderately fertile
Moisture: Well drained, tolerates winter wet and summer drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 6-16″ W clump forming
Leaf and Stem shape: Slender sword-like greyish-green foliage
Flower: white – yellow – purple with veins blooms April – May
Maintenance: Requires dividing every 3 or so years, plant with exposed rhizomes 6 weeks after flower, transplant only when in active growth in spring before flower or fall, fertilize with low N early spring if you want
Landscape use: Flower beds, mixed borders,
Propagate: By rhizome division
Pests & Disease: Nothing serious
*Deer resistant
Comments: Excellent plant choice for any garden, specially hybridized for this climate
Cultivars: Many hybrids to choose from, variable
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