Description
Iris Siberian ‘Contrast in Styles’Â
Iris sibirica ‘Contrast in Styles’
Zone: 3-9
Exposure: Full/ Partial Sun
Mature Size: 28-34″ H, 18-24″ W
Flower Colour: purple/blue
Flowering Time: late spring to early summer
Description: Noted for its showy colour patterns, Iris sibirica ‘Constrat in Styles’ (Siberian Iris) is a clump-forming perennial with incredibly beautiful flowers in late spring to early summer. Each blossom features rich wine purple standards and falls and lighter blue-purple styles. The semi-flaring falls display prominent white and yellow signals with purple veinging, creating a ravishing, colourful effect. After blooming, the grass-like foliage, consisting of sturdy clumps of upright gray-green, narrow and fairly rigid, blade-shaped leaves, is also one of its most attractive garden features as it remains fresh looking all season.
Ornamental Features: Good for cut flowers, deer resistant, attracts hummingbirds, rabbit resistant, winter interest, humidity tolerant, shade tolerant, wet site tolerant
Landscape Features: Great addition to beds, borders, city gardens, coastal gardens, cottage gardens, rain gardens or near streams or ponds providing excellent colour constrast
