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Key characteristics

Classification: Tall Bearded Iris (TB), Self
Height: 36 inches
Width: 1 to 1 1/2 feet
Flower color: Claret and brick crimson with blue-purple beards
Foliage color: Medium green, upright, sword-shaped foliage
Bloom time: Late midseason
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate, drought tolerant once established
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 8

Irises

Iris 'Redneck Girl'

Redneck Girl Iris

Iris 'Redneck Girl' is a tall bearded iris with large, velvety flowers that bloom in late midseason. The standards are a deep claret-purple, while the broad, flaring falls deepen to a rich brick crimson, giving the flower a saturated red-purple appearance. Unusual blue-purple beards provide a cool accent against the warmer petals and are one of the cultivar's most distinctive features. The substantial, lightly ruffled flowers are carried above upright, sword-shaped green foliage.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate, drought tolerant once established

Bloom time

Late midseason

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cut Flower Gardens
Foundation Plantings
Mediterranean Gardens
Waterwise Gardens

Companion plants

Golden euonymus · Dwarf blue spruce · Pale pink yarrow · Cream coreopsis · Blue sea holly · Silver lamb's ear · White rock cress

Design tip

Use 'Redneck Girl' as a deep color accent where its red-purple flowers can interrupt a run of paler plants. Repeating small touches of blue elsewhere in the border will subtly echo the unusual beards and make their coloring more noticeable.