Iris ordering- orchid, bulbous and herbaceous iris

Broadleigh Gardens .
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Iris

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Pacific Coast Iris
These spectacular ‘orchid’ Iris always excite comment at Chelsea. They are easily grown in soil with a high humus content — ideal mixed with shrubs in light shade. More lime tolerant than at first thought. Do not allow the plants to dry out during their first year, until they are established.

Reticulata Irises
Frequently planted as annuals, these Bulbous Irises will grow on if planted deeply or in a fairly moist, shady situation. All the types listed below like chalky soils. keep dry in summer. They are excellent in pots are they are early flowering.

Herbaceous iris
We also have a wide range of species iris such as I.ensata, sibirica & unguicularis

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	RETICULATA IRISES		Pacific Coast Iris
	IRIS DANFORDIAE Very popular. A lovely deep lemon-yellow with greenish spots down the throat. Height: 5" Flowers: Jan-Feb		IRIS AMIGITA Flowers of the palest blue with a strong purple "eye". Very eye catching and one of the first to flower. Height: 18" Flowers: May


	IRIS HISTRIOIDES GEORGE Large flowers of rich purple. Cross between I.hist.Major x Dijt. A relaible plant. Height: 6" Flowers: Jan-Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH ANN Striking chestnut flowers with gold markings on the falls. Height: 18" Flowers: May


	IRIS CANTAB Very pretty pale blue flowers with an orange blotch on the falls. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH CAROLYN AGM Stunning pale blue well-rounded flowers with darker markings. Upright habit. A real showstopper. Height: 18" Flowers: May


	IRIS EDWARD A lovely hybrid with scented blue flowers with a striking orange ridge. Height: 4" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH CHELSEA YELLOW A fine free flowering hybrid, upright in character. Clear butter yellow. Height: 18" Flowers: May-Jun


	IRIS HARMONY An exceptionally uniform sky-blue with a yellow central ridge. Very useful for pots as the leaves remain short when the flowers appear. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH DOROTHY Like an old Persian carpet in shades of bronzy-red. A neat grower. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS JOYCE Very attractive sky-blue flowers with an orange-red ridge on the falls. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH ELIZABETH Neat flowers of a regally intense blue purple. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS J. S. DIJT An exquisite sweetly scented plant with reddish-purple flowers with orange-yellow markings on the falls. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb-Mar		IRIS BROADLEIGH EMILY Lovely shades of pale blue-mauve like a Victorian chiffon scarf Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS KATHARINE HODGKIN Fabulous creamy flowers overlaid with a blend of light yellow and greeny-blue. Has to be seen to be believed. Height: 4" Flowers: Jan		IRIS BROADLEIGH JEAN Neat flowers of rich egg-yolk yellow. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS PAULINE Lovely flowers of dusky violet-pink with a large white spot on the falls. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH JOAN Pale yellow flowers with darker eye. Very floriferous. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS RETICULATA MIXED A well balanced mixture, specially selected. Height: 6" Flowers: Feb-Mar		IRIS BROADLEIGH LAVINIA A selection of unnamed seedlings in shades from palest gold to deepest purple. Height: 12-18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS SHEILA ANN GERMANY A fine new hybrid - from the same parentage as Katharine Hodgkin and just as vigorous but with sky blue flowers. Height: 4" Flowers: Jan		IRIS BROADLEIGH MITRE A selection of unnamed seedlings in shades from palest gold to deepest purple. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS HISTRIOIDES 'LADY B STANLEY' A magnificent clear blue form of this reliable perennial. Height: 4" Flowers: Feb		IRIS BROADLEIGH NANCY A striking hybrid of white with strong purple markings and well - branched stems. A show stopper at Chelsea. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS WINOGRADOWII. Similar to I. histrioides but a clear primrose yellow. Prefers a cool, peaty soil that is not too dry. One of the parents of I. Katharine Hodgkin. Scarce. Height: 5" Flowers: Feb/Mar		IRIS BROADLEIGH PENNY The rich purple flowers are produced in profusion, 4 or more to a srem. It is one of the last to flower. Height: 12 - 18" Flowers: May - June



	MISCELLANEOUS IRISES
	BUCHARICA (Juno) This unusual Iris is easy to grow in any free-draining soil or in an alpine house. A succession of creamy-yellow flowers with deep yellow blotches on the falls. Height: 12" Flowers: Apr		IRIS BROADLEIGH PEACOCK Striking brown thumb print on pale cream falls. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	DUTCH IRIS MIXED The well-known florist Iris. A fine mixture in shades of blue, mauve, yellow and white. Easily grown in a good garden soil in full sun. Height: 24" Flowers: May		IRIS BROADLEIGH ROSE A beautiful dusky old rose colour. A favourite at shows. Vigorous. Height: 18" Flowers: May-June


	IRIS TUBEROSA (Hermodactylus tuberosa) (Snake’s Head or Black Widow Iris) It has sweetly scented green blooms with almost black falls. Increases well in a well-drained position. Naturalised here in grass under a large oak. Height: 12" Flowers: Apr		IRIS AGNES JAMES An exceptionally early hybrid with masses of white flowers. Height: 18" Flowers: April-May


			IRIS CALIFORNIA MIXED A selection of unnamed seedlings in shades from palest gold to deepest purple. Height: 12-18" Flowers: May-June
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