The Iris Mother Earth, Iris', part of the reblooming Bearded Iris family, has creamy oyster standards with lavender blush and falls and 8-10 blooms per stem. With a velvety texture and beautiful evergreen foliage, it has a plant height of 37’ and a width of 18-24”. This Iris blooms heavily in early summer and then reblooms in late summer, ‘Mother Earth’ is an attractive backdrop for your garden and is an easily grown Iris.
The Iris ‘Mother Earth’ prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun, but will tolerate some afternoon shade. This Iris needs plenty of water throughout the season to continue to looks its best. Iris ‘Mother Earth ’is useful in many ways. Best used around pools, ponds and water gardens, and for mass plantings. It can also be used in difficult banks for preventing erosion. They also make magnificent cut flowers and are resistant to deer.