
Iris prismatica 'Rabun White' - SLENDER BLUE IRIS 'RABUN WHITE'
Native Swamp Iris, moisture loving, but fairly drought tolerant and adaptable to average garden conditions.
Reminds of small brother of Siberian Iris (slender leaves, smaller delicate white flowers).
Our plants origin at Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, NC.
Other names are Slender Blueflag Iris or Iris carolina.
Blooming Time: April/May to early June
Size: 2' tall x 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, partial sun to half shade. Adaptable to many soil types that stay wet, medium-moist or up to average moisture garden soil (including clay). Some organic matter is beneficial. Tolerates salt and is also suitable for coastal areas.
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, wet, or soils that are saturated in the spring and then dry out in the summer
Origin: discovered in nature by plantsman Jack Johnston in Rabun County, GA, near the town of Clayton (this location is near the southern end of its native range). This Iris is native to to swamps, coastal areas with fresh water or brackish water, from Louisiana up north to Canada, along the eastern coast, see the BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
Plant combinations: Versatile use due it's adaptability. Fits into more wet settings in the water garden (the banks of ponds, moist soil, moist meadows, rain gardens). But also in average garden soil with majority of common native and native perennials and grassesGoes well with most perennials, good companions can be plants with smaller leaves like Amsonia, Aster (A. novae-angliae, A. laevis, A. oblongifolius), Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia, Echinacea (E. angustifolia, pallida, paradoxa, tennesseensis), Penstemon, Rudbeckia, Monarda fistulosa, Salvia, etc and many grasses.
Picture copyright: US Perennials nursery

Iris prismatica 'Rabun White' - SLENDER BLUE IRIS 'RABUN WHITE'
Native Swamp Iris, moisture loving, but fairly drought tolerant and adaptable to average garden conditions.
Reminds of small brother of Siberian Iris (slender leaves, smaller delicate white flowers).
Our plants origin at Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, NC.
Other names are Slender Blueflag Iris or Iris carolina.
Blooming Time: April/May to early June
Size: 2' tall x 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, partial sun to half shade. Adaptable to many soil types that stay wet, medium-moist or up to average moisture garden soil (including clay). Some organic matter is beneficial. Tolerates salt and is also suitable for coastal areas.
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-moist, wet, or soils that are saturated in the spring and then dry out in the summer
Origin: discovered in nature by plantsman Jack Johnston in Rabun County, GA, near the town of Clayton (this location is near the southern end of its native range). This Iris is native to to swamps, coastal areas with fresh water or brackish water, from Louisiana up north to Canada, along the eastern coast, see the BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot
Plant combinations: Versatile use due it's adaptability. Fits into more wet settings in the water garden (the banks of ponds, moist soil, moist meadows, rain gardens). But also in average garden soil with majority of common native and native perennials and grassesGoes well with most perennials, good companions can be plants with smaller leaves like Amsonia, Aster (A. novae-angliae, A. laevis, A. oblongifolius), Asclepias tuberosa, Baptisia, Echinacea (E. angustifolia, pallida, paradoxa, tennesseensis), Penstemon, Rudbeckia, Monarda fistulosa, Salvia, etc and many grasses.
Picture copyright: US Perennials nursery