Walking Iris

Neomarica Gracilis

Sunshine Coast Plant Varieties
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Neomarica Gracilis - Walking Iris - Noosa Landscaping Services

Walking Iris Description

Grassy clumping green plant from Central and South America with tall straight flower stems in summer.

White flowers of three large petals are patterned in the centre with brown and bright blue.

Produces new plants from the tips of old flowering stems.

Walking Iris Maintenance

Plant in free-draining acid soil in shade or dappled shade.

It likes a frost-free, humid climate like in its native home.

Mulch after planting, ideally with generous amounts of leafmould, to retain moisture and regulate soil temperatures as the young plant establishes.

Water regularly.

Walking Iris Alternative Names

Poor Man’s Orchid.