• Eventual height: 0.65m
  • Eventual spread: 0.3m

Iris 'Edith Wolford'

bearded iris

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1 × rhizome £7.99 £5.59
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This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.

  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: May to June
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    'Edith Wolford' is an eye-catching Iris, with lovely ruffled flowers that are made up with a topknot of pale buttery-yellow standards, which sit above the rich violet falls. Appearing from May to June, the large flowers appear on sturdy stems, which rise from amongst the lance-shaped foliage. It looks great when teamed with the yellow Tulipa 'Honky Tonk', or contrast it with the deeply coloured Tulipa 'Queen of Night'.

  • Garden care: Plant shallowly with the upper part of the rhizome sitting on the surface of the soil, incorporating a low nitrogen fertiliser in the planting hole. After planting remove the uppermost third of the leaves with a sharp pair of secateurs to protect against wind rock. In exposed areas stake with bamboo canes in early spring. Remove the stems after flowering from the base to chanel the plant's energy into producing new rhizomes. Once established, divide and replant about every three years.
  • Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
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