Proud Iris Peacock Butterfly Collection

At 90cm tall these slender, ruffled and resplendent blooms are sure to catch your eye from May to July each year. Developed in Boston, Massachusetts by specialist iris breeders Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks - this trio are newcomers to the UK. The 'Peacock Butterfly' series was developed to offer intriguing, unusual colour combinations, alongside well-branched stems with more buds and longer flowering. Supplied to you as Grade 1 bare roots which will flower to multitudes of admiring comments and provide vital spring and summer sustenance for pollinators too. Proud Iris sibirica Peacock Butterfly Collection comprises: 'Peacock Butterfly Festive Coquette' with fruity plum tones and golden yellow accents; 'Peacock Butterfly Like Lavender' bringing rich and ruffled blooms; and 'Peacock Butterfly Night Crawlers' -sure to wriggle into your favourites list with its contrasting blooms and glowing colours. These intense blooms are poised above sword-like foliage offering extended interest from March through to October. Add to this a sweet, delicate fragrance and these become perfect for rockeries, borders and containers as well as for a vase. Plant in moist, well-drained soil with full sun or partial shade. Plants are drought tolerant once established, yet also do well around a pond where soil is damper. A hardy, herbaceous perennial.