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Iris Orange Embers - Tall Bearded Iris

Iris germanica Orange Embers
German Iris, Bearded Iris

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Value-for-money
Iris Orange Embers, a bearded Iris with orange petals and reddish-orange beards.
Height at maturity
85 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time July to October
Recommended planting time July to October
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Description

Everyone knows Iris germanica, which has become world-famous thanks to the paintings of Van Gogh and Monet. 

Its wide sword-shaped leaves contrast with crumpled, multicoloured flowers. The flowers have three large upright petals and three silky, trailing sepals, with  "beards" for a few weeks in May/June. This Iris has large fleshy rhizomes creeping on the ground. It likes light, warmth, and light, well-drained soils and tolerates cold and summer drought, it doesn't like wet, heavy soils. Superb in a sunny bed, it is also great for bouquets.

Iris Orange Embers is 85cm (34in) high. It has orange petals with reddish-orange beards.

It is robust and needs full sun, in dry and well-drained soil.

Place Iris Orange Embers in a bed or border, with yarrows, alliums, stipas, or roses. It is better to scatter them in groups of 3 or alone instead of creating uniform iris beds.

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Iris Orange Embers - Tall Bearded Iris (Flowering) Flowering
Iris Orange Embers - Tall Bearded Iris (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour orange
Flowering time May to July

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 85 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Iris

Species

germanica

Cultivar

Orange Embers

Family

Iridaceae

Other common names

German Iris, Bearded Iris

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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iris Orange Embers should be planted shallowly, with the rhizome just above the soil. Add sand to heavy or wet soil and place the rhizomes on small mounds. Ensure good drainage to prevent rotting. During summer, this iris should be watered 1 to 2 times a month. After flowering cut the flower stalks to 10 cm (4in) above the ground. Damaged leaves should only be removed in autumn. Do not add too much nitrogen as increases the number of leaves at the expense of flowers. Taller flower stalks become brittle. Iris can be susceptible to heterosporiosis, a disease identified by oval brown spots. Every 4 years after flowering in summer, divide the clumps by uprooting the entire plant and transplanting the most beautiful young plants from the rhizome, usually those on the outer edge, to an area that has not had irises for a year.

Planting period

Best planting time July to October
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Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 6 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Well-drained soil

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the stems at the end of the flowering period. Cut the foliage at a slant halfway up in summer if you like.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to August
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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