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iris 'Blackbeard' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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iris 'Blackbeard'

Iris 'Blackbeard' (BB)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Iris
Family: Iridaceae

About this plant

'Blackbeard' is a perennial to 90cm in height, with glaucous green leaves and stems bearing up to 5 flowers, the standards and falls pale blue, shading to violet at the base of the standards, and the falls with a deep violet-blue beard

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, fertile, neutral to slightly acid loam in full sun

Pruning

Remove any dying foliage in autumn, old flower stems can be cut down after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by division of rhizomes from midsummer to early autumn

Pests

May be attacked by slugs, snails and thrips

Diseases

May be subject to iris rhizome rot, a leaf spot and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years