iris 'Jane Phillips'

Grow in well-drained, fertile, neutral to slightly acid soil in full sun; sun on the rhizome encourages flowering. See also bearded iris cultivation

Remove any dying foliage in autumn, old flower stems can be cut down after flowering. Tall cultivars can have their leaf fans trimmed to one third of the total height to reduce wind rock while the plants are establishing

Propagate by division of rhizomes from midsummer to early autumn; see dividing irises

Prone to slugs, snails and thrips

May be affected by grey moulds; some resistance to a leaf spot. See iris diseases