Ruffled Velvet Siberian Iris is a deciduous perennial with a clumping habit and long sword-like blue-green foliage that fans upwards. The rigid sturdy stalks that grow from the center of the plant are topped by beardless plum purple flowers with ruffled falls that have a gold and white blaze from late spring into summer, attracting bees. Flowers best in full sun and rich, slightly acidic, moist well-drained soils. Ruffled Velvet is disease resistant and tolerates black walnut.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Europe and Central Asia
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Height:
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2' - 2.5'
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Spread:
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1’ - 1.5'
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Spacing:
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1’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, then occasionally once established. Keep moisture consistent and avoid overwatering.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Naturalized Areas, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Spiderwort, Coral Bells, Daylily
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
