Iris 'Tigereye' (Dut)
iris 'Tigereye'
An upright growing, deciduous, bulbous, perennial iris, growing to approximately 50cm (20in) high and having a spread of 45cm (18in). After the bulb has produced its foliage, flowered and completed its growth cycle, the foliage yellows and dies back in early summer. It has pointed strap-shaped, light green leaves and in spring produces several flowers per stem, with three narrow standards in deep purple and three broad, bronze-purple falls with darker veination, each with a brilliant yellow eye. It can be used in spring bedding schemes and in wildflower areas where it can be left to naturalise
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Bronze Purple Yellow | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Columnar upright, 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
- Dutch Iris are herbaceous bulbous perennials with narrow, channelled leaves and blue yellow or white flowers in late spring and early summer
How to grow
Cultivation
Grows in any well-drained soil, in full sun
Propagation
Lift and separate smaller ‘daughter bulbs’ from the clump. Pot these small bulbs into 7.5cm (3in) pots with a mix of peat-free John Innes No. 2 compost and 10% horticultural grit by volume and grow on to flowering size. See bulb propagation
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Cut back old, flowered stems and foliage to the ground once it has died back in the summer
Pests
Diseases
May be susceptible to leaf spots, ink disease, rust diseases, bulb rot and viruses; see Iris diseases for more details
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