Butterfly Iris also called Wild Iris, is a clumping plant with beautiful flowers, Butterfly Iris is an evergreen plant forming large clumps of green sword-like leaves.
The beautiful iris-like flowers have large white petals with a purple centre and golden markings on the outer petals. It is a very hardy plant ideal for mass planting.
Butterfly Iris can go by many names, some of these include; Wild Iris, Fairy Iris or Spanish Iris. This quick-growing clumping plant is ideal for mass planting as it will form dense swards of sword-like leaves, and when they flower, there is a sea of flowers floating above the foliage. It is a very tough plant that originates from South Africa and will tolerate hot, dry conditions and is also frost hardy.
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Height & Width |
Grows 80 cm to 1 metre tall X the same wide |
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Aspect |
Full sun to partial shade |
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Soil Type |
Wide range of moderately fertile free draining soils. |
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Maintenance |
Cut off any old leaves in spring, fertilise to encourage strong growth |
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Flowers and Fruit |
Flowers in spring and summer with iris-like flowers have large white petals with a purple centre and golden markings on the outer petals |
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Planting Rates |
3 to 5 plants per square metre |
| Size | 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 |
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