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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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IRIS pallida 'Variegata'
Commonly known as Great purple flag
Leaves variegated gold and cream
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Semi-evergreen - Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well. - sometimes evergreen. Leaves 20-60cm (8-24in) long
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Height - 60cm (24in) -
Spread - to 50cm (20in)
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Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial - rhizomatous bearded perennial. 2 to 6 soft-blue flowers, 10cm (4in) across, per stem
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Very hardy - Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F) -
Full sun -
Caution, toxic if eaten, may cause skin allergy or irritant - These plants are toxic if eaten and may also cause a skin allergy, rash, irritation to eyes and skin. -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - slugs, snails, aphid-borne viral infection, soft rot (affects rhizomes) -
Place of origin - Croatia -
Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Leaf Colour (if not green) - Gold variegated -
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
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Seasonal Interest - Summer -
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Soil Conditions - Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil -
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
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