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Key characteristics

Classification: Tall Bearded Iris (TB), Bicolor
Height: 36 inches
Width: 1 to 1 1/2 feet
Flower color: Apricot-peach and plum-purple with golden beards
Foliage color: Medium green, upright, sword-shaped foliage
Bloom time: Midseason
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate, drought tolerant once established
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 8

Irises

Iris 'Final Episode'

Final Episode Iris

Iris 'Final Episode' is a tall bearded iris with large, ruffled flowers that bloom in midseason. The standards are warm apricot-peach with a soft pink cast, while the broad falls deepen to rich plum-purple with warmer reddish shading near the shoulders. Golden beards provide a warm accent at the center, connecting the lighter standards with the deeper coloring of the falls. Gently waved and ruffled petal edges give the flowers a full, graceful form above upright, sword-shaped green foliage.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate, drought tolerant once established

Bloom time

Midseason

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cut Flower Gardens
Cottage Gardens
Mediterranean Gardens
Walkways

Companion plants

Dwarf spirea · Dwarf pine · Blue hyssop · White valerian · Purple flax · Silver germander · Creeping stonecrop

Design tip

Place 'Final Episode' where its dark falls can visually anchor lighter flowers around it. A concentrated group works especially well between peach and pink plantings and deeper purple areas, allowing the golden beards and warm standards to create a natural transition.