Scientific Name: Iris x hollandica
Common Name: Dutch iris
Family Name: Iridaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire
Flowers: Raceme, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, May-Jun
Fruit: Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Brown, Jul-Aug
Key ID Features:
Bulb about 10cm long; plant up to ~60cm tall; leaves basal, linear, 30-60cm long x 1-2cm wide; flowers blue to yellow to white, non-fragrant, open 7-10cm wide, May–Jun.