IRIS Austrian Sky

IRIS Austrian Sky. A Dwarf beard Iris.  Self.   Sky blue flowers with dark markings on the falls.  Pale blue beards with yellow tips.  Flowers early season. May. Ht. 30cm. Sp. 30cm. Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris. IRIS Austrian Sky bred by English Hybridizer Gerald W. Darby 1958. Read more about this hybridizer Gerald Darby

Bearded Irises in the month of May are the keynote speakers in my garden – that sticky perfume and the intensity of colour of their flowers.  No other genus has flowers so blue, so brown or so black; in these colours Bearded Irises rule supreme. Bearded Irises must enjoy full sun (at least 6 hours a day) and a well drained soil.  They disdain the miseries of shade and clay.  Plant rhizomes just proud of the soil level in well drained soil with a PH between 6 and 8.  Remove flower stalks when finished and clear away dead leaves in autumn.  Do not cut back healthy leaves in summer.  For full details and other forms of Iris please visit our Iris Page