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
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
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
Iris sibirica26" 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
Iris sibirica32" tall. Bred by Currier McEwen, legendary Maine hybridizer, 1983. Early midseason to late. Ruffled creamy white standards are...
read more
Iris sibirica36" tall. McEwen, 1970. Mid-late. The first tetraploid cultivar. Bright violet-blue 5"+ blooms. Signals are yellow fanning to white...
read more
Loading...
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.