Powder Blue Giant dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pale blue with gold-crested falls
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Powder Blue Giant' dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant') is a perennial for rock gardens, ground cover, and woodland and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 6 to 9 inches tall and spreads 6 to 12 inches. Pale blue flowers with gold-crested falls open in early to late spring. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Eastern columbine, Yellow trout-lily, Sedge, and Western sword fern.