Iris versicolor 'Kermesina'
The richest claret purple blooms
Grown by Caroline
Enfield
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The highlights
- Zone 2 - Pond Edges
- Grow in full sun or partial shade
- Flowers throughout May and June
- Perfect for ponds, lakes and bog gardens
Description
- Rich claret purple flowers with yellow and white veining emerge from elegant grey-green arching leaves. This variety is free flowering with 3-5 flower heads per stem
- Flowers from May to June
- A hardy perennial with a slow rate of growth and superb disease resistance
- Ideal for growing in the shallow edges of your pond or on shallow planting shelves within it
- Irises are the perfect plants to encourage insects like damselflies and dragonflies to your pond, providing shelter and a sunny place to perch.
- Marginal plants soften and add interest to the borders of your pond and are also suitable for planting in bog gardens or moist soil borders.
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How To Grow
Excellent pest and disease resistance
Virtually disease free. Keep an eye out for the Iris Sawfly - a pest whose larvae eat the foliage of waterside irises. They look like greyish-brown caterpillars up to 25mm long and initially eat v-shaped notches from the leaf margins before moving on to eat from the leaf tips downward. This isn't usually too serious and plants can recover, but it's a good idea to encourage predators like birds and ground beetles as well as regularly inspecting plants during the growing season and removing any larvae by hand.MORE
Water if planted in borders
Irises need moist or wet soil so although those planted in ponds will not need extra watering, you will need to keep an eye on them if planted in beds and borders, making sure to water in dry or hot weather as required.
Full sun to partial shade
Position where the plants will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.
Clay or loam soil
Loam or clay soil is perfect. Any soil type will suit Irises as long as it is kept consistently moist.
Feeding may be needed
No feeding is needed if you plant your irises straight into a mature pond due to the nutrient content of pond water, but in a non-pond setting it's a good idea to feed in the spring, using a slow release general fertiliser. ?v=1613300718
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Meet Caroline
A deep dive into sustainable gardening
Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!
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