Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'

Passionate purple people, take notice! This lovely Iris has spring leaves slaked with lovely purple, deepening toward ground level…flowering stems to 36" are purple black and topped by pretty purple violet, blue flowers May > June. Prefers constantly moist or wet soils (can be grown as an aquatic 2-4" deep) – sun to part shade. An interesting hybrid cross between I. virginica and I. versicolor. Overall 2-3' tall and wide- Excellent at pond edge or in a garden seep! We find this iris thrives in moist, regular garden conditions…but needs wet to bloom well.