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Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'
Crested Iris
Plant Type:
SHADE PERENNIALSIris cristata 'Mountain Girl' (ex: Joe Pye Weed's Garden) - Each light blue iris sports white signals set off by a darker blue halo. The styles display split tips which curl a bit. 'Mountain Girl' is a vigorous form collected in the Blue Ridge Mountains. For gardeners towards the northern end of its range spring planting is advised. Pot grown from division.
Characteristics and Attributes for Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Sun Tolerant
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Shade Tolerant
- Dappled Shade
Attributes
- Natural Garden
- Massing
- Woodland
- Rock Garden
- Border
- Edging
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Fertile
- Draining
- Woodland
Origins
- Blue Ridge Mountains
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Iris
Common Name: Iris
From small woodland species and tiny forms happy in a sunny trough to those that stretch to one's waist and higher irises are among the most beautiful and unique of herbaceous perennials. They come in an amazing array of colors with fans of foliage that provide textural contrast to other garden denizens long after the flowers have passed. None that we carry are especially common. All are beautiful in the full sun border with many adaptable to pond's edge. They want a home! Pot grown division unless otherwise indicated.