4 MustHave Plants for the Northwest FineGardening


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Midwest Groundcovers, LLC

Product Details Shipping Q&A Reviews Recently Viewed Product Description Planting in moist soil can be tricky and rarely ever produces the kind of display you had hoped for when you set out to create an eye-catching water feature. Our Purple Flame Iris actually thrives in moist sites including wetlands, along riverbanks or near a man-made Koi pond.


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blue Flag from Sandy's Plants

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Harlequin Blue Flag Plant Type: POND & WETLAND PLANTS Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' - 'Purple Flame' displays a striking infusion of dusky purple on all new leaves. Those fans of sword leaves with generous eggplant coloration are the base for the medium violet-purple June irises on this Mt. Cuba introduction.


Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’ Kiefer Nursery Trees, Shrubs, Perennials

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Iris versicolor Dark Aura K. van Bourgondien in 2020 Iris

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' is a great choice for the edge of a pond or along a stream bank. In early spring deep purple foliage emerges. As the plants begin to mature the foliage turns green. Violet flowers bloom in early summer. This plant is tolerant of anything from average garden soil to saturated clay soils and prefers full sun.


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' (harlequin blueflag cultivar) Izel

Description Grow in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. This iris may be grown in up to 2-4″ of shallow standing water (muddy bottom or containers), or in moist shoreline soils or in constantly moist humusy soils of a border. Propagate by division after bloom. Wear gloves when dividing the rhizomes.


Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’ (Blueflag Iris) Cavano's Perennials

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' is the result of a chance mutation discovered in the gardens of the Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, DE. The cultivar name is well-deserved because its foliage emerges with striking eggplant hues and the clumps of blades do indeed look like purple flames. This characteristic adds "show-stopper" as an accolade to a.


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blueflag from Saunders Brothers Inc

Iris veriscolor, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches and shorelines from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.


4 MustHave Plants for the Northwest FineGardening

Fast Facts: Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' is something special. In early Spring, the new foliage emerges a dark eggplant purple before turning green. This iris is the result of a chance mutation identified at the Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware. Purple Flame produces dark purple flowers in the Summer. It is an ideal addition to your aquatic or.


Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’ Kiefer Nursery Trees, Shrubs, Perennials

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blue Flag offers eye-catching contrast with deep, eggplant purple foliage and bright purple and yellow blooms from late spring to early summer. H ummingbirds delight in sipping from the cupped center of its flower petals. Iris versicolor brings color to moist, boggy areas where most other plants struggle.


Iris versicolor Wildflowers of the National Capital Region

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blueflag Purple flame-like foliage emerges in March and is followed by a display of rich and abundant flowers. The true beauty lies in the intense show of vivid, plum-colored foliage.


Iris versicolor ''Purple Flame'' Purple Flame Northern Blueflag from

Purple Flame blue flag (Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame') is a Mt. Cuba Center Introduction and part of the Mt. Cuba Collection™. This native iris thrived in the gardens at Mt Cuba Center for decades before it was introduced in 2020.


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Purple Flame Northern Blueflag from

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' is a chance mutation found by a gardener at the Mt Cuba Center. All Iris versicolor will grow beside or in water, so this is a great addition to stream and pond edges. Height 36 Inches Spread 24 Inches Bloom Color Blue USDA Hardiness Zone 2 Characteristics & Attributes


Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’ (blue flag iris) » Holden Forests & Gardens

Introduced by the Mt. Cuba Center Botanical Gardens in Delaware, 'Purple Flame' is a unique and beautiful native Blue Flag Iris that thrived for decades in their gardens there before finally being released in 2020.


Iris versicolor ‘Purple Flame’ (Blueflag Iris) Cavano's Perennials

Details Features The pointed, aubergine-tinged leaves, eventually changing to green as the weather warms, are reason enough to love this Iris. In late spring and early summer, the show turns to the blue-violet blooms borne upon handsome dark stems. Resists: Deer Characteristics


Mt. Cuba Launches Native Plant Collection Town Square Delaware LIVE

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Common Name: Flame. Family Name: Blue Flag. Light Requirements: Sun / Part Shade. Bloom Time: June. Spacing: 18-24". Found at Mt. Cuba Center by a staff gardener, this selection of our native blue flag has foliage that emerges eggplant purple, resembling purple flames. Foliage will gradually fade to green.


Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blueflag Gateway Garden Center

Iris versicolor 'Purple Flame' blueflag We're fortunate to have the splendor and garden grace of Mt. Cuba Center in our backyard. We're even more fortunate to be sharing their new selection of Iris versicolor with the trade—welcome Iris 'Purple Flame'.

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