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Iris ‘Desert Moth’
Iris x germanica
Description
These flowers are very striking in the garden. Lower petals are butterscotch and upper petals are cocoa and metallic purple. Flowers are on the smaller side and are tightly packed on the stem, which makes them look like gladiolus. Stocky plants produce a lot of flowering stems.
Details
Bloom time: midseason
Site: full sun
Harvesting/Vase Life
Details
Description
These flowers are very striking in the garden. Lower petals are butterscotch and upper petals are cocoa and metallic purple. Flowers are on the smaller side and are tightly packed on the stem, which makes them look like gladiolus. Stocky plants produce a lot of flowering stems.
Details
Bloom time: midseason
Site: full sun
Harvesting/Vase Life
Sources
How to Grow
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