Name: Versatile and Innovative: The Multi-Functional Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris Cristata) - 1 Gallon Pot at Gardentreesstore.com.
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Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Perennial

Height at Maturity: 6-9″

Width at Maturity: 12″+
Spacing: 12″ for mass plantings

Growth Habit / Form: Spreading Clump

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: Soft Blue to Soft Lavender to White with Gold-Yellow accents

Flower Size: 3″

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Single Iris

Fragrant Flowers: Yes, lightly

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: No

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Dappled Shade, Shade, Full Sun with consistently moist soil

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained; drought tolerant when established

Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Slightly Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F | Zone 3), Deer, Disease, Drought (when stablished), Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

A very pretty, super-hardy and easy-to-grow native flowering perennial, the Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris is much like the species but with larger flowers. In April to May, it shows off abundant, delicate iris flowers with soft-blue petals, each having golden-yellow and white accents. The flowers nearly cover the ground-hugging foliage that forms a solid carpet only 6 to 8 inches tall and spreading quickly to 12 inches or more. Though it will tolerate full sun with ample moisture, it is most happy and looks its best in a shady setting where it will be protected from direct afternoon sunlight. Perfect as an accent in small garden spaces or in groupings or as a low border in larger spaces. A must for the woodland garden!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 6 to 8 inches tall and quickly spreading to12 inches or more, the Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris is ideal for use as an accent in small spaces or containers or in groupings or as a border in larger garden spaces. Looks great around rocks and boulders and is also a nice addition to container gardens where it serves as textural accent and soil cover. A fine addition to woodland gardens, native gardens, hummingbird gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 12-15 inches apart for mass plantings; 3 feet or more for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

The Powder Blue Giant Dwarf Crested Iris is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and shade to dappled shade. Morning sun is okay. That said, it will tolerate almost full sun if given adequate moisture. It is drought tolerant when established. It does not mind poor soils, but will not grow in salty soils. Once established, it will tolerate dry soil conditions, but does with in a damp to moist soil. Maintenance is minimal to none.

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