Iris cristata 'Tennessee White' - CRESTED IRIS 'TENNESSEE WHITE'
White flowering form of native shade-loving Iris, reminds of miniature bearded Iris with 2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems.
Flowers in April/May for relatively short time of 1 to 2 weeks, but the leaves stay pretty for the whole season until they die back for winter. The clumps are somewhat groundcovering, but not very dense.
Full size 0.5-0.75’ tall x 1-1.5’ wide, slowly spread wide.
Best in half to full shade, adaptable to many soil types, including clayish, rocky or shallow soil Appreciates some leaf mulch or organic matter. Average moisture (medium), medium-moist to medium-dry. Established plants are drought tolerant and do well in dry shade, which is difficult place for many plants.
The species of I. cristata is native wildflower to Northeast USA (see the USDA distribution map), growing on rocky, wooded slopes, bluffs, and along the streams.
Hardy in zones 3 to 8. Heat, humidity and drought tolerant.
Deer and rabbit resistant, black walnut tolerant. Attracts bumblebees, native bees and hummingbirds.
Best used as a edging plant or small groundcover in half shade or full shade gardens, on slopes, as erosion control, or in native plantings and woodland gardens, in dry shade.
Good perennial companions are Asarum, Coreopsis auriculata, Geranium maculatum, Heuchera, Silene virginica, Mertensia virginiana, Phlox divaricata or stolonifera, Penstemon smallii or P. digitalis, Polygonatum, Smilacina, Tiarella, Trillium, smaller ferns, or Carex.
From introduced perennials choose Aruncus aethusifolius and it's hybrids that are shorter, Astilbe chinensis, Astrantia major, Brunnera, Geranium macrorrhizum, G. cantabrigiense, Geranium x oxonianum, Epimediums, smaller to small hostas, Omphalodes verna, Primula, small spring bulbs, Narcissus, etc.
Pot Size: square 3.5"x 4"deep perennial pot
Picture copyright : Randy Stewart, Future plants blog
Iris cristata 'Tennessee White' - CRESTED IRIS 'TENNESSEE WHITE'
White flowering form of native shade-loving Iris, reminds of miniature bearded Iris with 2-3" blooms on about 4" tall stems.
Flowers in April/May for relatively short time of 1 to 2 weeks, but the leaves stay pretty for the whole season until they die back for winter. The clumps are somewhat groundcovering, but not very dense.
Full size 0.5-0.75’ tall x 1-1.5’ wide, slowly spread wide.
Best in half to full shade, adaptable to many soil types, including clayish, rocky or shallow soil Appreciates some leaf mulch or organic matter. Average moisture (medium), medium-moist to medium-dry. Established plants are drought tolerant and do well in dry shade, which is difficult place for many plants.
The species of I. cristata is native wildflower to Northeast USA (see the USDA distribution map), growing on rocky, wooded slopes, bluffs, and along the streams.
Hardy in zones 3 to 8. Heat, humidity and drought tolerant.
Deer and rabbit resistant, black walnut tolerant. Attracts bumblebees, native bees and hummingbirds.
Best used as a edging plant or small groundcover in half shade or full shade gardens, on slopes, as erosion control, or in native plantings and woodland gardens, in dry shade.
Good perennial companions are Asarum, Coreopsis auriculata, Geranium maculatum, Heuchera, Silene virginica, Mertensia virginiana, Phlox divaricata or stolonifera, Penstemon smallii or P. digitalis, Polygonatum, Smilacina, Tiarella, Trillium, smaller ferns, or Carex.
From introduced perennials choose Aruncus aethusifolius and it's hybrids that are shorter, Astilbe chinensis, Astrantia major, Brunnera, Geranium macrorrhizum, G. cantabrigiense, Geranium x oxonianum, Epimediums, smaller to small hostas, Omphalodes verna, Primula, small spring bulbs, Narcissus, etc.
Pot Size: square 3.5"x 4"deep perennial pot
Picture copyright : Randy Stewart, Future plants blog