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    IRIS unguicularis

    Commonly known as Algerian iris

    (syn. stylosa) - clear blue winter flowering iris
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    £13.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £12.00 each
    Available again from APRIL 2025 - When fresh stock arrives
     
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    • Good to know
      Does not need feeding or soil improvement. The older and more congested the clump becomes the better it flowers.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails.
    • Place of origin
      Greece, western and southern Turkey, western Syria, Tunisia, Algeria.
    • Evergreen
      Tough, grasslike leaves to 60cm (24in) long.
    • Blue
      Clear blue
    • Cottage garden
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      10-50cm (4-20in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Vigorous, rhizomatous, beardless perennial. Large flowers 5-8cm (2-3in) across are produced on very short stems
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Neutral to alkaline soil
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
      Thrives in a dry, stony soil.
    • Against a wall
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • skin irritant
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    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        10-50cm (4-20in)
       
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