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iris 'Party Dress' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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iris 'Party Dress'

Iris 'Party Dress' (TB)

Fragrant

Genus: Iris
Family: Iridaceae

About this plant

'Party Dress' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial to 80cm tall with erect, glaucous foliage. Ruffled, fragrant flowers borne in summer have pale peach standards with deeper coloured falls, tangerine-orange beards and are suffused with burnished gold

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 FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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

Pruning

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

Propagation

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

Pests

May be affected by iris sawfly, aphids, leaf miners, slugs, snails, and wireworms

Diseases

May be affected by iris rhizome rot, iris leaf spot, scorch, a rust, and virus diseases; for more advice see iris diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Wall TrainedOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years