Iris pseudata 'Shiryukyo' - PSEUDATA IRIS 'SHIRYUKYO'

Late blooming robust, sterile Iris.

Suitable for soil that doesn't dry out easily or for moist soil or ponds.

Very showy in bloom, flower above foliage on long sturdy stems (medium purple, bright yellow eye, bordered with darker purple eye line).

Blooming Time: early to mid summer
Size: 45-54' tall and 48' wide (height depends on the moisture and nutrient content)
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: sun, half shade, average soil with some organic matter (tha doesn't tend to dry out easily), clay, moist, wet or saturated soil, boggy up to shallow standing water
Moisture Needs: average (in heavier soils) to moderately moist to moist/wet, may be grown as an aquatic plant in shallow water (up to 4" deep)
Origin: hybrid of two non-native Irises - Iris pseudacorus (native to Europasia) and Iris ensata (Japan)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: some bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

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Plant combinations: Can be used as a pond plant - on the banks, shallow water, water gardens or in average to moist soil with plants with similar needs like Boltonia, Chelone, Eupatorium, Hibiscus (moscheutos, laevis, etc. and hybrids), Lobelia, Ligularia, Eupatorium, Physostegia, Primula japonica, Rodgersia, and other moisture-loving perennials. It can also be grown in a moderately moist flower bed, combined with Amsonia, Baptisia, Euphorbia palustirs, Euphorbia griffithii, some hardy Geraniums, Geum, Hemerocallis, Monarda, Phlox paniculata, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Rudbeckia laciniata, Spigelia, Sanguisorba, Veronicastrum, most of Vernonia or grasses like Carex (sedges), Hakonechloa, Molinia, Panicum.