Iris 'Big Blue Eyes' - Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
- flowering perennial that spreads by rhizomes
- showy late spring blooms stand above the leaves
- shortest bearded types tend to bloom first (mini and standard dwarfs; MDB, SDB), then mid-size (border and intermediate sizes; BB, IB), then tall bearded (TB)
- this is a later blooming Standard Dwarf Bearded
- grows just 14-15 inches tall
- typical flowers have 3 petal 'falls' with beards, and 3 petal 'standards' (uprights)
- falls are bright medium blue and white, uprights are white, beards are white with a touch of yellow
- petals are ruffled, with a slight fragrance
- wide grass-like semi-evergreen leaves grow from surface rhizomes
- blooms reduce when overcrowded; benefits from division every 3-5 years
- plant shallowly, because rhizomes don't like to stay wet even when deep-growing roots do
- good for sunny areas, in well-drained soil
- grows in USDA zones 3-9
Iris 'Big Blue Eyes' - Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
- flowering perennial that spreads by rhizomes
- showy late spring blooms stand above the leaves
- shortest bearded types tend to bloom first (mini and standard dwarfs; MDB, SDB), then mid-size (border and intermediate sizes; BB, IB), then tall bearded (TB)
- this is a later blooming Standard Dwarf Bearded
- grows just 14-15 inches tall
- typical flowers have 3 petal 'falls' with beards, and 3 petal 'standards' (uprights)
- falls are bright medium blue and white, uprights are white, beards are white with a touch of yellow
- petals are ruffled, with a slight fragrance
- wide grass-like semi-evergreen leaves grow from surface rhizomes
- blooms reduce when overcrowded; benefits from division every 3-5 years
- plant shallowly, because rhizomes don't like to stay wet even when deep-growing roots do
- good for sunny areas, in well-drained soil
- grows in USDA zones 3-9
