Iris reticulata
Netted iris, Reticulated iris
- Height × spread
- 0.2m × 0.2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Winter
Availability
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About this plant
This is a little iris that flowers in winter or early spring, with very delicate, purple flowers with gold markings. The delightful violet scented flowers seem to rise out of the earth with very little foliage and brave the snowy weather. They bend their flowers right back so they look as if they are folded like starched napkins. The foliage is untidy after flowering, but worth putting up with.
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, floral-violet
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.2m
- Spread
- 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Rabbit resistant
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
Spring
Spring - early · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertliser around the plant in early Spring, scratching it into the ground. Keep rhizomes exposed.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Houseplant compost for repotting
Repot using any good quality house plant compost.
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