Laevigata Iris
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If you have a pond, then the beardless laevigata iris are a “must”. They grow in damp soil, or water up to 10cm (4”) deep. Even if you do not have pond, the conditions they require are easily produced with cheap sheet polythene, or even an old washing-up bowl. They are easy to grow, and thrive in good garden soil, which should not be too chalky.
The original common variety has rich blue three petalled flowers, and grows to a height of 24” (60cms), but newer hybrids are now being produced in different shades of blue, mauve and white, and there are even some cultivars with 6 falls and no standards, which resemble some types of I enstata.
Norman Bennett
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