Barbara My Love Bearded Iris
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Description
A charming award winner with style and substance, Barbara My Love adds a flourish of colour and a softly sweet fragrance to any midseason garden or landscape display. Standards of pale salmon top white falls edged in a bold shade of orange. This is a robust variety that boasts good branching and a vigorous habit—a must for iris enthusiasts and novice gardeners alike.
- Botanical NameIris germanica 'Barbara My Love'
- Ships AsPremium Rhizome
- FormRhizome
- Hardiness Zone4-9
- Flowering TimeMidseason flowering (Mid to late spring) (Apr-May)
- Flower ColorStandards pale salmon; style arms deep gold; falls white, 3/8" spanish orange band; beards yellow, orange in throat.
- Flower FormFlowers are fan-shaped, with three drooping petals called falls and three upright petals called standards.
- Foliage TypeGlaucous-green, sword-like fans of stiff upright leaves with some dying back in colder climates in winter.
- Height/Habit36 inches
- Planting InstructionsSet rhizome so bottom half is below ground level. Firm well and water thoroughly. Plant where they will get at least 5 hours of sun per day.
- Light RequirementsFull Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil RequirementsWell drained preferred. Quite tolerant of a wide range of soils.
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering RequirementsAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Fertilization RequirementsOnce per year
- PruningRemove spent flower stems after blooming. In late fall, cut back foliage to 6" fans. Clean plant debris before winter to prevent borers overwintering.
- Winter CareMulch in colder climates and remove in early spring before growth starts.
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Features
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Hardiness Zone
4-9
- Bloom Time
Midseason flowering (Mid to late spring) (Apr-May)
- Height
36 inches
- Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Ships As
Premium Rhizome
- Plant In
Fall
- Deer Resistant
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