Plant Delights is proud to be hosting the 2017 Eastern North Carolina Iris Society's Iris Show at our Spring Open House on Friday, April 28, 2017. Entry is open to anyone. Click here for more information. As a group, iris species can range from drought-tolerant dry land perennials to bog dwellers and from sun to shade, so there is no set of rules for the genus as a whole. The showy flowers attract hummingbirds.
Iris cretensis 'Kotsifou Gorge'
Item #: 12920
Zones: 7a to 9b
Height: 5" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Crete, Greece, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris cristata 'Eco White Angel'
Item #: 6995
Zones: 3a to 8b
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris cristata 'Montrose White'
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Item #: 10783
Zones: 3a to 8b
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'
Item #: 10784
Zones: 3a to 8b
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant'
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Next crop available: 07/28/2017
Item #: 2592
Zones: 3a to 9b
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris cristata 'Vein Mountain'
Item #: 4073
Zones: 3a to 9b
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris ensata 'Silverband'
Item #: 1349
Zones: 5a to 9b
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris fulva 'Little Cajun'
Item #: 9206
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris japonica 'Porcelain Maiden'
Item #: 9990
Zones: 7a to 10b
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris japonica 'Skirt Chaser'
Item #: 9991
Zones: 7a to 10b
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris lazica
Item #: 2523
Zones: 7b to 9b, possibly colder
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Caucasus Mountains, Mediterranean Europe, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris x louisiana 'Melon Cocktail'
Item #: 3905
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris x louisiana 'Prix D'Elegance'
Item #: 7281
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris x louisiana 'Professor Paul'
Item #: 7086
Zones: 6a to 10b
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris x louisiana 'Red Velvet Elvis'
Item #: 8905
Zones: 6a to 10b
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris x louisiana 'Sinfonietta'
Item #: 8370
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris setosa 'Hokkaido Purple'
Item #: 11084
Zones: 3a to 8b
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris tectorum 'Slippery Slope'
Item #: 10451
Zones: 5a to 9b
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris tectorum 'Wolong'
Item #: 9142
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris unguicularis 'Dazzling Eyes'
Item #: 9823
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris unguicularis 'Eye Eye'
Item #: 11712
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris unguicularis 'Logan Calhoun'
Item #: 9063
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris unguicularis 'Purple Snow'
Item #: 6656
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris unguicularis 'Winter Echoes'
Item #: 9981
Zones: 6b to 9b
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Northern Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris verna 'Cleo Chapel Road'
Item #: 12079
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris versicolor 'John Wood'
Item #: 3908
Zones: 3a to 9b
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl'
Item #: 1350
Zones: 5a to 10b, at least
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
More Information About Iris
While we don't offer any of the typical tall bearded irises for sale, what we do feature are some really great iris species, selections and hybrids. Our iris collection includes several US native plants (including some from North Carolina) as well as many other garden-worthy selections of Louisiana iris, Iris ensata, Iris x pseudata (Eye-shadow iris), and Japanese Iris for sale. We think you will enjoy our iris selections, which include some little-known, but really choice gems including a few variegated iris ensata and iris pallida selections.
As a group, iris species can range from drought-tolerant dry land perennials to bog dwellers and from sun to shade, so there is no set of cultivation rules for the genus as a whole. In general though, they are tough, low maintenance plant which makes them perfect for rain gardens and similar sites.
Iris flower color runs the gamut from white, pink, yellow and copper to purple, red and blue. The showy flowers of irises attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Iris species range from 6' tall in some of the Iris x pseudata to 3" tall with some of the Iris cristata forms. Iris ensata, Iris x louisiana, Iris virginica, Iris versicolor, Iris nelsonii, and Iris x pseudata all prefer a moist to wet soil, while Japanese irises and cristata irises thrive in drier shade. Iris x hollandica and Iris unguicularis are but a few of the species that prefer dry sun. You'll find an iris for almost any garden condition, and all of them are deer-resistant. Try pairing irises in the garden with hosta, sarracenia, hemerocallis, and some of the smaller buddleia. When you are ready to buy iris for your perennial garden, we hope you'll check out our extensive online selection of iris for sale here at Plant Delights.
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