Professor Neil iris
Iris 'Professor Neil'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Wine red
Garden uses
Notes
'Professor Neil' iris (Iris 'Professor Neil') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and bears wine red blooms. It flowers in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Lanceleaf coreopsis, Joe-pyeweed, and Ostrich fern.