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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant'
Powder Blue Giant Crested Woodland Iris
Item #: 2592
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' is a superb form of our native deer-resistant Iris cristata, discovered by Samuel Norris (who created the first xPardancandas) of Owensboro, Kentucky, in the early 1960s in a 200-yard-long bank of Iris cristata in Litchfield, Kentucky. Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' was registered and named by Joe Pye Weed Gardens, Massachusetts, in 1998. The light blue flowers, to 3" wide, are gigantic for this species and a hummingbird delight. This vigorously spreading form grows to 1' tall, is a superb choice for a dry location in the woodland garden. Iris 'Powder Blue Giant' was awarded the American Iris Society's Award of Merit in 2003 and the Signa Medal in 2005.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Blue , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Georgia native plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , United States Native Plants