Botanical Name: Common Names:
Neomarica caerulea Indigo Blue Walking Iris
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
An attractive herbaceous perennial with strap leaves. A dainty, dark blue 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 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, 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, Shady Garden, 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: Blue
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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