Iris reticulata 'Summer's Day'
'Summer's Day' has lovely mid blue flowers with darker blue stripes and a yellow central stripe on each fall.
Description:
'Summer's Day' has lovely mid blue flowers with darker blue stripes and a yellow central stripe on each fall. It is the work of Alan McMurtrie, a Toronto breeder, who is creating colourful and striking new forms of Iris reticulata, a species that is sweetly fragrant with large flowers in relation to the size of the plant. These hardy dwarf Iris prefer full sun in a position that is well-drained. They will go dormant by summer so plant them where they can grow up through perennial ground covers.
Common Name: Reticulated Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mountain meadows and rocky hillsides.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
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