Cherry Garden Dwarf Bearded Iris is a compact deciduous perennial with long, sword-like medium green foliage that fans upwards. Very short stems sport near black buds that open to fragrant three parted wine colored flowers with dark purple-blue crests in spring, attracting bees. Grows best in rich, slightly acidic, moist well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
southern Europe, and Mediterranean |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Slugs and snails can cause significant damage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Water Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Naturalized Areas, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Sedge, Turtlehead, Joe Pye Weed
IMAGES: Photo by prilfish, Zwerg-Schwertlilie - Iris pumila, (2) Stefan.lefnaer, Iris pumila sl11, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Stefan.lefnaer, Iris pumila sl24, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Atriplexmedia, Pp skalky u havraniku 20 duben 20, CC BY-SA 3.0 , (5) Stefan.lefnaer, Iris pumila sl44, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
