Iris siberica Swans in Flight
Available late May
Siberian Iris
'Swans in Flight' is a later blooming white variety that will certainly turn your head when it blooms in early summer. Extremely large, ivory white flowers are wider and fuller than older varieties. Lemon yellow signals put the finishing touches on an elegant plant. When planted in mass, it looks like a blanket of white flowers.
- Height: 76-84 cm (30-33 in)
- Spread: 45-61 cm (18-24 in)
- Cold Hardiness: Zone 3-9
- Sun or Shade: minimum four hours of full sun
- Bloom Time: early summer
- Leaf Colour: green
- Bloom Colour: violet blue and white
- Critter Resistance: deer and rabbits
Growing and Maintenance Tips
Siberian Iris are the most trouble free of the Iris species. Grow them in full sun in rich soil that is moderately acidic. Working some peat moss in the soil will help to make the soil more acid and moisture retentive. They will take a couple of years to establish and then can be left until flowering is not as profuse. Divide in August when necessary.
