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Purple Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Purple Bearded Iris is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-10, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 1-2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect black, blue and cream blooms in spring. It stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 1-2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Black, Blue, Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Watch out for
- Can irritate skin on contact
- Toxic to
- People, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Eastern Mediterranean
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