Iris TB ‘Coos Bay’
Iris 'Coos Bay' is stunning with ruffled white and canary yellow standards and intricately multi-coloured and detailed falls.
‘Coos Bay’ is a stunning introduction with ruffled white and canary yellow standards and intricately coloured and detailed falls offering shades of purple, purple-blue, red, white, and yellow with white bearded tipped in yellow. Light fragrance. Blooms in late season on 34 inch stems. Tall Bearded (TB) irises, previously known as Iris germanica, have greyish strap-like, pointed leaves from fleshy rhizomes and tall stems of gorgeous, often fragrant, flowers that come in every colour of the rainbow. Divide every two to three years (or when clumps become congested and flowering decreases) just after blooming. Trim the foliage back to a third and plant the rhizomes at or just below soil level. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Bearded Iris - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry rocky places.
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