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Iris sibirica 'Step Lightly'
Siberian Iris
Plant Type:
SUN PERENNIALSIris sibirica 'Step Lightly' - Ruffled falls are peachy apricot with slight yellow signals. Broad standards are a soft yellow just just barely - a notch or two away from white. The styles, both margins and midribs are a light, angelic yellow. Though gentle and soft in look this is a robust grower and bloomer... one stem or one branched into two can carry up to 6 buds. The branching is especially artful in the spacing of the flowers. This is elegant pastel art! Middle bloomer in the Siberian Iris spectrum. Established pot grown division.
Cultural requirements are simple but must be adhered to or plants are likely to languish, not perform and perhaps disappear from their special place in the garden. All of the cultivars we offer require a very nutritious loam rich in organic material preferably with a blend of composted animal manure and worm castings. When you think it's rich enough add more - just think of death by chocolate. Full sun exposure with your Siberian Iris in this deep moisture retaining soil will spell success. Please don't attempt circumvention with salt-based chemical fertilizers. Give them the rich, organic soil they require.
Characteristics and Attributes for Iris sibirica 'Step Lightly'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Late Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Autumn Interest
- Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Mostly Sunny
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Border
- Collector Plant
- Cottage Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Fertile
- Humus Laden
- Organic
- Moist
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.