IRIS Flavescens

IRIS Flavescens Historic Iris. Broad, creamy yellow self flowers with delicate brown haft markings. Flowers early season, May-June. Ht. 90cm. Sp. 30cm. A wild collected variety, Iris Flavescens was once thought to be a separate species it is now recognized to be a naturally occurring hybrid. IRIS Flavescens was introduced into cultivation by Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle in 1813. Read more about the scientist Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

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