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Key characteristics

Family: Iridaceae
Height: 2.5 ft to 3 ft
Width: 1.5 ft to 2 ft
Flower color: Rich peach standards with lavender falls and tangerine beards
Foliage color: Blue green sword shaped leaves forming an upright fan shaped clump
Bloom time: Late spring
Light: Full sun
Water: Low to moderate
Maintenance: Low; remove spent flower stalks and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 9
Wildlife: Bees and pollinators attracted to nectar and pollen rich flowers

Perennials

Iris 'Smith Rock'

Smith Rock Iris

Iris 'Smith Rock' produces ruffled flowers with creamy apricot standards, lavender-violet falls, and vivid orange beards, blooming in late spring. Upright, sword-like leaves are blue-green and form tidy fans that provide strong vertical structure throughout the growing season. The flowers rise above the foliage on sturdy stems, with softly flared falls fading to pale cream edges and colorful beards that create texture and depth during bloom.

Light

Full sun

Water

Low to moderate

Bloom time

Late spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Waterwise Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Coreopsis · Russian sage · Sedums · Peonies · Coneflowers · Salvias

Design tip

Spring bloom is its headline moment, and it reads best in a group rather than as a single plant. Give it open sun and room to fill out, and repeat it in threes or fives so the planting reads as one sweep instead of scattered dots.