Scientific Name: Iris pallida 'Variegata'
Common Name: variegated sweet iris
Family Name: Iridaceae
Origin: Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width)
Habit: Stiffly upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Coarse
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Other, Entire
Flowers: Raceme, Blue, Jun-Jul-Aug
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct-Nov
Key ID Features:
Fan-like arrangement of leaves (tight at the base), light grayish-green with one-sided creamy variegation.