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Siberian iris 'Oban' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Siberian iris 'Oban'

Iris 'Oban' (Sib)

Genus: Iris
Family: Iridaceae

About this plant

'Oban' is a vigorous plant to 1m in height, with narrow glaucous green leaves and stems bearing up to 3 flowers, the standards violet, the falls deep violet, splashed with white in the lower half

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any good garden soil that is preferably moist but not waterlogged. In drier soils, dig in well-rotted organic matter before planting then apply as a mulch each spring

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 grey moulds

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