The Plants
Iris sibirica 'Butter & Sugar'
siberian iris
£9.00
A lovely Siberian iris with delicate white flowers with yellow falls. Flowers from May to June. Looks best planted in bold drifts beside water and allowed to naturalise or in any moist sunny border. Caution: Harmful if eaten.
Type
- Perennials
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Contemporary style garden
- Japanese style garden
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Architectural
Care instructions
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil, neutral or slightly acidic in full sun to dappled shade. Do not allow to dry out. Cut back faded foliage. Can be divided in late summer.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 65cm
Eventual spread: 60cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral