Description
An interesting and not commonly grown Iris that had some ‘name adventures’, back and forth from Pardanthopsis. It has interesting blue-violet flowers with brownish markings on the petals and sword shaped leaves.
The Vesper Iris is flowering in late summer, July-August with the flowers opening at the same time in the afternoon every day, hence the common name, they also have a subtle fragrance.
It can be grown in full sun to part-shade, but dislikes drought so have it a nice, rich flower bed. For this reason in hot regions, it does better in a part-shaded location.
See in the gallery how beautifully combined with Delphinium grandiflorum, they are really made for each other :)
Germination: easy, sown in the spring; it may flower the first year if started very early (February-March). The seedlings dislike transplanting if they get too big, so better hold on to start it until March/April, sow only few seeds/pot and transplant as a whole in the garden as soon as possible.
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