Iris pumila | Dwarf Bearded Iris | Various
Iris pumila belongs to the plant family IRIDACE and Genus Iris This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Iris pumila does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Iris pumila so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Iris pumila dwarf bearded iris is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Iris pumila can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It likes moist soils.
Iris pumila will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Iris pumila is a perennial. Most often the blossoms occur in either yellow or lilac.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 8" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.