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Key characteristics

Classification: Tall Bearded Iris (TB), Plicata
Height: 3 to 3 1/2 feet
Width: 1 1/2 to 2 feet
Flower color: Port wine and white with lemon-yellow accents
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 'Vista Point'

Vista Point Iris

Iris 'Vista Point' is a tall bearded iris with richly patterned flowers that open in late midseason. Deep wine-red standards rise above creamy white falls marked with matching burgundy-purple around the shoulders, through the center, and along the broad outer margins. A warm yellow glow appears just beneath the beards, creating a bright focal point within the darker patterning. The multicolored beards combine creamy white, warm brown, and purple.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate; drought tolerant once established

Bloom time

Late midseason

Find this plant

Works well in

Cottage Gardens
Borders
Cut Flower Gardens
Walkways
Waterwise Gardens

Companion plants

Barberry · Shrub rose · Blue salvia · Columbine · Coreopsis · Artemisia · Creeping thyme

Design tip

Position 'Vista Point' where its detailed flowers can be viewed from nearby rather than across a large bed. Surrounding the clumps with simpler foliage shapes gives the patterned blooms room to stand out, while touches of burgundy elsewhere in the planting create a subtle visual connection.