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Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini' - Crested Iris from Quackin Grass Nursery
Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini'
Crested Iris
Plant Type:
SHADE PERENNIALSIris cristata 'Sam's Mini' - Even smaller than 'Little Jay' is 'Sam's Mini'. Medium violet-blue flowers exhibit white signals with blue haloes subtend yellow and white crests. Smaller shorter leaves make for an even more refined cover from a species already refined. Despite its smaller stature it is as vigorous as it is sweet. Fertile, draining woodland soil and a little duff covering the surface rhizomes in part shade. Established potted Crested Iris from division.
Characteristics and Attributes for Iris cristata 'Sam's Mini'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Butterflies
- Deer Resistant
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Dappled Shade
- Shade
Attributes
- Rock Garden
- Drought Tolerant
- Woodland
- Edging
- Trough
- Bank
- Ground Cover
- Grouping
- Small / Miniature
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Slow
Soil
- Woodland
- Draining
- Fertile
Origins
- Eastern North America
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.