Iris sibirica ‘Colonel Mustard’
Iris sibirica 'Colonel Mustard' has large, bi-colour, double blooms of mustard to yellow and violet-purple bars.
Iris sibirica ‘Colonel Mustard’ is an attention grabber with its showy flowers in unusual tones of rich mustard yellow, creamy yellow, and lavender with wide purple bars. Siberian irises have elegant, delicate flowers atop vertical columns of strap-like green foliage that look great all season long. They are tough, long-lived, and disease resistant preferring average to moist soils. Useful for bridging the gap between spring and summer flowering perennials and between tall bearded irises and Japanese irises providing a vibrant succession of colour combinations. May re-bloom later in the season. Attracts pollinators. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Siberian Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: lavender
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp woodland, pastures and heaths.
Award:
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, North Central and Eastern Asia, Garden Origin
