Iris 'Floating World' (CH) | iris 'Floating World'

RHS

Herbaceous Perennial

A clump-forming perennial cultivar with evergreen foliage. The flowers appear in early summer; the blooms are purple with yellow and white markings

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Clay, Loam

0.1-0.5 metres

0.1-0.5 metres

Clay Loam

Full sun Partial shade

Family: Iridaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Clump forming
Potentially harmful: Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus: Iris may be rhizomatous or bulbous perennials, with narrow leaves and erect stems bearing flowers with 3 large spreading or pendent fall petals, alternating with 3 erect, often smaller, standard petals, in late winter, spring or early summer
Name Status: Accepted
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Californian Hybrid irises make compact plants with narrow, evergreen leaves and attractively veined flowers 5 - 10cm across, in a wide range of colours, in late spring

Grow in acid or neutral soil in sun or partial shade with a cool root run where the soil is moist but well-drained. Mulch in spring

Propagate by division of rhizomes from midsummer to early autumn

Remove any dying foliage in autumn, old flower stems can be cut down after flowering

May be susceptible to slugs, snails and thrips

May be susceptible to aphid-borne viruses, bacterial soft rot and grey moulds; see Iris diseases