Exception iris
Iris 'Exception'
T.G.A.-B.C. 1973
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
Garden uses
Notes
'Exception' iris (Iris 'Exception') is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil. Jan Heere bred it, and the flowers have dauphin's violet standards and sulphur yellow falls with a cadmium orange blotch. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It blooms in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Avens, and Feather reed grass.