Beverly Sills Iris

Group/Class: Tall Bearded

Ornamental Features:

Beverly Sills Iris features bold salmon flag-like flowers with salmon falls at the ends of the stems in mid spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's sword-like leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Beverly Sills Iris is an herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Insects

Beverly Sills Iris is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Beverly Sills Iris will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.