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Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini' - Crested Iris from Quackin Grass Nursery

Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini' - Crested Iris from Quackin Grass Nursery

Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini'

Crested Iris

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini' - Even smaller than 'Little Jay' is 'Sam's Mini'. Medium violet-blue flowers exhibit white signals with blue haloes subtend yellow and white crests. Smaller shorter leaves make for an even more refined cover from a species already refined. Despite its smaller stature it is as vigorous as it is sweet. Fertile, draining woodland soil and a little duff covering the surface rhizomes in part shade. Established potted Crested Iris from division.


Height:

3-4 in

Spread:

3-4 in

Colors:

Violet Blue

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Butterflies
  • Deer Resistant
  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Attributes

  • Rock Garden
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Woodland
  • Edging
  • Trough
  • Bank
  • Ground Cover
  • Grouping
  • Small / Miniature

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Woodland
  • Draining
  • Fertile

Origins

  • Eastern North America

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.