I purchased 2 bulbs, and after 20 years, had more than 30 plants. They grew in a plant bed facing east, with sun lasting until 2:30 p.m....Read More They required little maintenance. I would fertilize them with a good bulb fertilizer in the fall. The dying foliage would be removed as needed, and all foliage would be cut back on an angle in the fall, to about 5 inches above ground. i would remove the stalks not too long after the blooms faded, Too much rain would ruin the blooms, since the irises bloomed in early May. Periwinkle covered the plant bed, and I had grape hyacinths and Chinatown tulips growing in the area. I also had a Hick's Yew and Japanese Maple in the same bed. And, there was a chipmunk living in the bed along with everything!
We recently moved to the Richmond area and I dug up as many as I could get, about 20. They were planted in late summer in a bed facing northwest. They will have some sun until late afternoon, with dappled shade from the overhead trees.
I am looking forward to their bloom, and will let you know how they did.
They are really spectacular when all are in bloom. I never knew their name until I saw them on the Gardenista website. And, I never saw them anywhere since I first purchased them. No catalog had them for sale, and there was no picture anywhere, until now, of that Iris.
I purchased 2 bulbs, and after 20 years, had more than 30 plants. They grew in a plant bed facing east, with sun lasting until 2:30 p.m....Read More
Awards: American Iris Society Honorable Mention 2000