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Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'

Iris

Plant Type:

GRASSES & GRASS-LIKE PLANTS

Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby' - Tall, narrow leaves emerge violet-purple in spring, just beautiful with variegated or gold-leaved plants; position with broader, mounding plants with differently colored leaves and double the contrast and impact. The vertical foliage gradually becomes infused with green as they mature, by early summer. Relatively large blue-purple iris flowers on deep, dark ebony-purple stems covered in a glaucous bloom arrive in June. 'Gerald Darby' is an I. versicolor x I. virginica hybrid. Site in full sun planted in fertile, moist soil. 'Gerald Darby' tolerates wet feet. Division.


Height:

32-36 in

Spread:

18 in

Colors:

Purple Blue

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Border
  • Container
  • Edging
  • Marginal
  • Massing
  • Specimen

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Sandy
  • Wet
  • Moist
  • Fertile

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Iris

Common Name: Iris

From small woodland species and tiny forms happy in a sunny trough to those that stretch to one's waist and higher irises are among the most beautiful and unique of herbaceous perennials. They come in an amazing array of colors with fans of foliage that provide textural contrast to other garden denizens long after the flowers have passed. None that we carry are especially common. All are beautiful in the full sun border with many adaptable to pond's edge. They want a home! Pot grown division unless otherwise indicated.