Iris sibirica Peacock Butterfly 'Charming Billy'
Iris sibirica 'Charming Billy' has sweetly fragrant and boldly-coloured flowers in rich violet purple, pink, gold, and lavender-blue.
Description:
Iris sibirica 'Charming Billy' has sweetly fragrant and boldly-coloured flowers in rich violet purple, pink, gold, and lavender-blue. A member of the Peacock Butterfly series selected by breeders Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks for its unusual colour and a long and heavy bloom. Siberian irises have elegant, delicate flowers atop vertical columns of strap-like green foliage that look great all season long. They are tough, long-lived, and disease resistant preferring average to moist soils. Useful for bridging the gap between spring and summer flowering perennials and between tall bearded irises and Japanese irises, making possible a vibrant succession of colour combinations.
Common Name: Siberian Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp woodland, pastures and heaths.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
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