Habitat: open, sunny places
Soil: well drained
Height: 60 cm
Flowering: late spring to summer
Width: 15 cm
The so-called 'Dutch' irises provide bright colour in late spring or early summer. Each strong, upright stem produces a short succession of flowers, with a good range of colour from the available varieties.
Iris 'Sky Beauty' hs flowers that are sky blue, with a just a hint of purple, rather paler in the standards than the falls, and with a large, round, yellow 'sun' shining from each fall. It is really the flower to remind you of glorious summer days.|
| Iris 'Amber Beauty' has flowers that are basically yellow, but suffused with other colours. | |
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| Iris 'Cream Beauty' looks cream from a distance, but really the flowers are white, with strong yellow colouring, notably in a central stripe along the falls. | |
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| Iris hollandica mixed is a mixture of many varieties, all with excellent flowers. | |
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| Iris 'Oriental Beauty' has flowers with a fantastic contrast between the greenish yellow falls and the blue-purple of the standards.Always very popular. | |
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| Iris 'Tigereye' is dramatic and unusual, with its dark purple flowers heavily streaked with bronze, and a yellow blotch. It makes a great contrast with other Dutch irises. |