Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris

Soft, graceful, and elegant, the Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris (Iris germanica 'Social Graces') will add refinement and style to your yard. With a handful of these Tall Bearded Iris, your landscape will have the social graces and prestige of some of the best and most manicured gardens. This award-winning Iris offers rare hues and phenomenal strength!

The Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris flourishes with large blooms that present a ruffled combination of colors that is both rare and alluring! These flowers feature a nearly fluorescent violet to mauve falls with intricate frills and deeply colored edges that surpass some of the most high-fashion-runway looks in style and interest. These falls are vibrant violet-purple at their centers where they meet their tangerine orange beards. The Social Graces also wears a crown of radiant ruffled standards that match her lovely falls.

Many gardeners choose this because of their early spring and late spring bloomers since the Social Graces is a midseason bloomer. Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 3 to 9, when in bloom this Tall Bearded Iris can reach 38 inches in height, and 12-18 inches wide!

Planting and Application:

Where should you plant your Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris for the most garden appeal? This delightful Iris looks stunning no matter where it ends up in your landscape. It remains attractive when out of bloom with its strong, long, medium-green leaves.

Many gardeners use their Social Graces as a part of a vibrant mixed perennial garden or along their sidewalks and pathways as a slim border and back of the garden edging! You can even achieve a more manicured effect by planting a row of Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris along your driveway or in an accent in the Cottage garden bed.

Their adaptability makes this Iris a wonderful foundation plant or as a mass planting in the dappled shade beneath your favorite tree. This drought-tolerant genteel lady is also deer and rabbit-resistant. Yet its fragrant blooms do not have any trouble attracting Pollinators, butterflies and Hummingbirds as well as adorning your floral arrangements in radiant thrillers!

No yard? No problem! This debutant works beautifully as a thriller and vertical element in the container garden too! Plant in mixed pots and porch planters in the sun or create a specimen planting with several planted in an urn with a pretty spiller around the edges for a formal effect.

• Award-Winning Illuminated Violet Ruffled
• Refined Fragrant Cut Flowers
• Vertical Clumps of Green Sword-Like Foliage
• Attracts Pollinators & Hummingbirds
• Containers, Beds & Borders, Backdrops, Mass Plantings & Specimens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

This remarkable Bearded Iris performs its best in partial sun (afternoon sun) or full sun with medium or low-moisture soil. Like most divas, this regal Iris doesn't like to get her feet wet, so make sure you plant it in well-drained soil. It also roots best when planted in late summer or early fall. For best results, you can create a mound of soil and plant your Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris with the rhizome peeking above the dirt.

Water it well while it's rooting, but after it's established, only water when its soil appears dry. This low-maintenance Iris likes to be watered well while rooting, but once established the fleshy rhizomes are drought-tolerant. Cover the roots with a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch to hold moisture in the soil better and insulate the rhizomes.

Information About Bare Root Iris

Bare root Iris are shipped as nice fresh-cut divisions with two to three fans of green tops. Keep in mind each Iris variety can have slightly different-sized roots. Container plants are well-grown in the nursery for several years in their container to establish a strong root system.

When planting Iris, which are best planted in early to mid-fall, ensure 1/3rd of the rhizome is exposed to sunlight with the roots buried underneath. Note, that it's best to cover the rhizome with a thin layer of mulch or leaves to protect it during the coldest months but make sure to uncover them in the spring.

• Full Sun & Afternoon/Partial Shade Locations
• Well-Drained Enriched Soil
• Moderate Moisture Needs
• Deadhead After Flowers Fade & Prune Back in Late Autumn
• Deer, Rabbits & Squirrels Seldom Eat These Plants

Regal and refined, it's easy to see how the Social Graces Tall Bearded Iris achieved its hard-earned prestige and pedigree! This award winner features enchanting coloration, so invite this social butterfly to your garden's party. Order yours now at NatureHills.com!