Iris Dutch ‘Spring Sparkle’ Mix

Iris × hollandica ‘Spring Sparkle’ Mix

Characteristics

Culture

There’s truly no better way to add eye-catching color to your beds, borders, and cut arrangements than with this marvelous Dutch Iris ‘Spring Sparkle’ Mix. Dutch Irises grow best in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some part afternoon shade. Best performance occurs in light soils with excellent drainage. Plant bulbs 3-5” deep and 3-5” apart in fall. Provide consistent moisture during the growing season. Leaves should be left in place after spring bloom. Foliage will turn yellow as the plants enter dormancy, at which point the yellow leaves may be removed. No supplemental watering is needed when plants are dormant.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Dutch iris (Iris × hollandica) is a hybrid bulbous iris. Its name does not reflect its place of origin but rather the Dutch people who hybridized it. Iris xiphium, the parent species associated with the Dutch iris comes from Spain and Portugal. The 3- to 4-inch flowers are usually multi-colored. Blue, bluish-purple, white, bronze, rose, gold, and yellow are the most common colors. Dutch iris is lightly fragrant and makes a good cut flower. It is commonly used in floral arrangements around Easter time. The ‘Spring Sparkle’ Mix Dutch Iris is a spring-flowering bulb that can naturalize in your garden, giving you a new set of flowers every year, if it has ample sun and well-drained soil. Dutch iris plants look their best when they are massed together.

Problems

Leaf spot, root rot and mosaic virus may appear. Iris borers

Garden Uses

Best grouped or massed in sunny areas of the landscape along walkways or in flower borders. Also may be grown in containers. Excellent cut flower.