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Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'

Crested Iris

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl' (ex: Joe Pye Weed's Garden) - Each light blue iris sports white signals set off by a darker blue halo. The styles display split tips which curl a bit. 'Mountain Girl' is a vigorous form collected in the Blue Ridge Mountains. For gardeners towards the northern end of its range spring planting is advised. Pot grown from division.


 


Height:

5 in

Spread:

6 in

Colors:

Light Blue
Item Description Price  
IRISMOGI Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl' (3.5 inch Square Press Fit Pot Extra Deep – 1.52 pints / 720 ml.) $14.00 Sold Out


Characteristics and Attributes for Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Sun Tolerant
  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Shade Tolerant
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Natural Garden
  • Massing
  • Woodland
  • Rock Garden
  • Border
  • Edging

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining
  • Woodland

Origins

  • Blue Ridge Mountains

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.