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Neomarica caerulea

Botanical Name: Common Names:
Neomarica caerulea Walking Iris,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting

Description:
An attractive herbaceous perennial with strap leaves. A dainty, purple iris flower appears in bloom for one day. After the bloom is spent the flower stem arches to the ground where it takes root and becomes its own plant, hence the name Walking Iris. A great plant to use as a border or container or rockery plantings. They also look great in hanging baskets.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:
Iridaceae SouthAmerica

Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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