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Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson'
Edgar Anderson Crested Wood Iris
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available IrisItem #: 4074
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender-blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher and former director of the Missouri Botanic Garden. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is one of Anderson's original Missouri collections that was later named for Anderson by Irisarian Bob Pries.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Iris
Flower Color: Blue , Multicolor , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Dwarf Plants , Georgia native plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants