This graceful, spring-flowering iris has blooms in various shades of blue-purple with white veining on the falls. They are easy to grow, enjoying a sunny or partially shaded spot in moist but well-drained, acid to neutral soil. ... Learn More

Branching stems hold aloft pure white flowers, sometimes with pale purple veins, that bloom in late spring, above clumps of narrow foliage. It flowers from mid-spring to early summer and is ideal for any open herbaceous or mixed border with ordinary good soil and will even thrive by the waterside or in wet ground. ... Learn More

This graceful, spring-flowering iris has blooms in various shades of blue-purple with white veining on the falls. They are easy to grow, enjoying a sunny or partially shaded spot in moist. We have selected every available shade from palest blue to almost black, all attractively marked. ... Learn More

Striking pinkish-purple flowers open on upright stems up to 1 metre tall bearing long, narrow leaves. As it flowers earlier than many hybrids, it helps to extend the short Iris season. Very easily grow, it quickly forms a large hardy clump that improves each year! ... Learn More

Bearing deep violet-blue flowers with narrow, deeply marked, blue and white falls and violet veins, this dwarf plant deserves to be more widely grown. From Southern Italy, the Balkan peninsula and Turkey, this plant is almost impossible to spot in the grass after flowering as the leaves are totally grass-like. This species, which is pollinated by ants, is closely related to Iris graminea. ... Learn More

A generous packet of all our irises, including some collected in quantities too small to list, some very rare, in all sizes and colours. More than twenty varieties, but a few examples are: Iris chrysographes, ensata, forrestii, innominata, kaempferi, missouriensis, shrevei and many more. ... Learn More

Lilac purple flowers open in steady succession above clumps of slender, elongated leaves. Strong and wind resistant, they make perfect cut flowers, and when cut in bud stage, the florets open in perfect sequence, and indeed in some countries florists are starting to use them in flowerarrangements. ... Learn More

A beautiful iris with sword-like, dark green leaves and flowers blooming in shades of deep blue, violet and lavender, with darker veining and a bright yellow centre. Native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey, this iris makes a stunning addition to a sunny border. It is often used as an ornamental plant in combination narcissus and tulips in Turkish gardens and parks. ... Learn More

A 15" tall species of the crested iris group featuring large, 6" across, beardless, bright lilac-purple flowers with falls which are crested white. Foliage is arranged in fans of narrow, lance-shaped, ribbed, glossy, upright leaves that can become somewhat floppy. Can spread rapidly in the garden. Commonly called roof iris because it has in the past been grown on thatched roofs in both Japan and China. ... Learn More

This rare white form of the normally blue variety has large yellow-throated, crested flowers which open at the end of arching stems of pale green, and which will form large clumps in a short time. It is a wonderful iris for any dry area with some shade. ... Learn More

Olive green flowers have yellow tones at their throats, the recurving tepals being stained velvety maroon, almost black. The lance-shaped, glaucous green leaves appear first, the flowers growing on stems slightly shorter than the foliage. The blooms have a delicate fragrance that will increase in sunshine, or even a warm room making it in irresistible cut flower. A native of the Mediterranean region, It is grown from tuberous bulbs planted in the autumn, growing best in full sun to partial shade, and requiring well-drained, warm soil. In can naturalise in grassy areas and grows well in rock ga ... Learn More

This very robust iris makes a dramatic display of boldly veined, sword-like leaves, with large, violet-blue flowers accented by whitish markings at the base of the sepals. Unusually, the petals and sepals spread out flat making an attractive change from most others. ... Learn More

This plant is one of the two yellow-flowered members of the Iris sibirica section, these plants have deeper yellow flowers than Iris forrestii, but with similar very narrow petals, and darking markings on the falls. They are robust, easy-to-grow plants and spectacular in flower ... Learn More

Handsome blue and yellow flowers open on this lovely native of the Iberian Peninsula where it produces strong clumps in grassy places, sandy and rocky ground, and sand dunes, flowering from April to June. ... Learn More

Greyish-green leaves emerge in autumn, which die the next year after the bright yellow flowers have faded in July. This lovely iris, native to Spain and Portugal, has also been found in the wild in Corsica, South West France, southern Italy, Algeria and Tunisia. This lovely colour selection, and colour of seedlings may vary, comes from one of the hardier bulbous irises, and can be grown in any thoroughly drained bed in very light open soil, preferably one that has been moderately enriched, ... Learn More