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Iris cristata 'Little Jay'

Crested Iris

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Iris cristata 'Little Jay' - A sweet dwarf Crested Iris. Medium blue iris flowers with clear white and blue signals with no yellow. A very clean flower. Lovely. Fertile, draining woodland soil and a little duff covering the surface rhizomes in part shade. Established potted Crested Iris from division.


Height:

5 in

Colors:

Blue

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Iris cristata 'Little Jay'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Butterflies
  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Attributes

  • Woodland
  • Rock Garden
  • Border
  • Cottage Garden
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Grouping
  • Natural Garden
  • Edging
  • Small / Miniature

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Average
  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Garden Origin

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.