Eagles Flight iris
Iris 'Eagles Flight'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Rose blue (standards) and white with grape margins (falls)
Garden uses
Notes
'Eagles Flight' iris (Iris 'Eagles Flight') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil. The rose blue standards sit above white falls with grape margins, and it blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Plants grow 30 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Ice Follies daffodil, Little Hottie panicle hydrangea, and Ernest Markham clematis.