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Key characteristics

Classification: Tall Bearded Iris (TB), Self
Height: 32 inches
Width: 1 to 1 1/2 feet
Flower color: Clear medium blue with matching blue 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 'Home of the Blues'

Home of the Blues Iris

Iris 'Home of the Blues' is a tall bearded iris with richly ruffled flowers that bloom in midseason. The entire flower is a clear medium blue, with the standards and falls carrying essentially the same saturated color for a beautifully unified appearance. Blue beards blend into the petals rather than creating a contrasting accent, allowing the unusually pure coloring to take center stage. The flowers have a pronounced fragrance and rise 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
Walkways
Cottage Gardens
Foundation Plantings

Companion plants

Dwarf spirea · Smoke bush · White gaura · Yellow yarrow · Rose campion · Coreopsis · Creeping phlox

Design tip

Repeat 'Home of the Blues' at intervals rather than confining it to a single clump. Its unusually consistent blue coloring creates a visual thread through the border, helping connect separate planting areas while allowing warmer yellow, peach, and pink flowers to stand forward.