Iris sibirica Peacock Butterfly It's Electric

Developed in Boston, USA and recently brought to the UK, the 'Peacock Butterfly' series is top class in the colour stakes. Raised to offer intriguing, unusual colour combinations, alongside well-branched stems with more buds and longer flowering - these are a must have for iris lovers. You will receive Grade 1 bare roots which will flower to multitudes of admiring comments and provide sustenance for pollinators when they bloom from May to July. Iris sibirica 'Peacock Butterfly It's Electric' is a newcomer with dark inky purple 'falls' flashed by yellow - accompanied by paler lilac interior, or standard, petals. These intense blooms are poised above sword-like foliage which offers extended interest from March through to October. Add to this a sweet, delicate fragrance - ideal for a vase as well as a border or container - and they become irresistible. Plant Iris sibirica 'Peacock Butterfly It's Electric' in moist, well-drained soil which benefits from full sun or partial shade. Plants are drought tolerant once roots are established yet will also do well planted around a pond where soil may be damper. A hardy, herbaceous perennial.