Irises

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Northern Blue Flag - Organic
Iris - Bare-Root Plants

Iris versicolor 30-36" tall. Northeastern native species with gorgeous blue-violet flowers with bold purple veining and a white and lemon-yellow blaze. Early. Z2. read more
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Dutch Iris Mix
Flower Bulbs

Iris x hollandica These elegant airy blooms on stiff stems are among the best cutflowers. Mixed colors include blue, white, ivory, yellow, mauve, violet and more. read more
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‘Harmony’
Dwarf Iris Bulbs

Iris reticulata Velvety royal purple-blue falls with a yellow crest, and lavender-blue standards. Fragrant and long-lasting. read more
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‘Katharine Hodgkin’
Dwarf Iris Bulbs

Iris histrioides Light blue standards with royal blue to purple striping, pale lavender-streaked falls and a yellow crest splashed with deep purple spots. read more
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Iris danfordiae
Dwarf Iris Bulbs

Iris danfordiae This low growing iris has fragrant canary-yellow flowers with dark speckles. read more
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Dwarf Iris Mix
Flower Bulbs

Iris A mix of colorful early spring standouts. Four or more varieties, 3–6" tall. read more
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‘A Capella’
Siberian Iris - Bare-Root Plants

Iris sibirica 26" tall. Bred by Jeff Dunlop, Windham, ME, 2012. Mid-late to very late season. Ruffled rosy-violet and blue standards with red-blue... read more
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‘Harpswell Happiness’
Siberian Iris - Bare-Root Plants

Iris sibirica 32" tall. Bred by Currier McEwen, legendary Maine hybridizer, 1983. Early midseason to late. Ruffled creamy white standards are... read more
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‘Orville Fay’
Siberian Iris - Bare-Root Plants

Iris sibirica 36" tall. McEwen, 1970. Mid-late. The first tetraploid cultivar. Bright violet-blue 5"+ blooms. Signals are yellow fanning to white... read more
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Iris

Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the Rainbow and of this large genus of beautiful flowers in a range of sizes and a rainbow of colors. Growing from bulbs or fleshy rhizomatous roots, irises are superb for cutting and borders. For all iris, “standards” are the three erect petals; “falls” are the three pendent, reflexed or spreading petals. The blaze of contrasting color is the “crest,” “blotch” or “signal.” Most irises prefer sun or dappled shade with moderately fertile well-drained soil. All bulbous irises we stock prefer dry soils when dormant in summer.

Flowers

All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.