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iris 'Handshake' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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iris 'Handshake'

Iris 'Handshake' (TB)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Iris
Family: Iridaceae

About this plant

'Handshake' is a rhizomatous perennial with a compact habit and lax glaucous-green foliage. Flower stems 80cm high can have seven to ten flowers of lightly ruffled violet-blue with apricot tipped pale violet-blue beards. Flowering from late spring to early summer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun; acid soils tolerated if reliably well-drained

Pruning

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

Propagation

Propagate by dividing iris rhizomes from midsummer to early autumn

Pests

May be attacked by slugs, snails, thrips and aphids

Diseases

May be affected by some Iris diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging Screens

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years