Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'

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Passionate purple people, take notice! This lovely Iris has spring leaves slaked with lovely purple, deepening toward ground level…flowering stems to 36" are purple black and toppe d by pretty purple violet, blue flowers May > June. Prefers constantly moist or wet soils (can be grown as an aquatic 2-4" deep) – sun to part shade. An interesting hybrid cross between I. virginica and I. versicolor. Overall 2-3' tall and wide- Excellent at pond edge or in a garden seep! We find this iris thrives in moist, regular garden conditions…but needs wet to bloom well. Show more