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Key characteristics

Family: Iridaceae
Height: 2-3 feet tall
Width: 1-2 feet wide
Flower color: White petals with deep purple around yellow signals
Foliage color: Bright green, sword-shaped leaves
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Medium to high
Maintenance: Low; remove spent blooms and dead foliage as needed
Growing zone: USDA Zones 4-9
Wildlife: Attracts bees and butterflies

Perennials

Iris x pseudata 'Okagami'

Big Mirror Iris

Iris x pseudata 'Okagami' displays brilliant white petals adorned with deep violet "eyelashes" that emphasize its unique color pattern. Around the golden-yellow signals, the deep violet forms an eye-catching frame, with delicate veining extending from the eyelashes into the surrounding petal area, creating a refined contrast against the bright white.

'Okagami' thrives in rain gardens and along pond edges. It blooms in late spring to early summer, making it a captivating focal point when other garden plants are in full swing.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Medium to high

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Rain Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums · Columbines · Lungworts · Daylilies

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Because it is easy about light, use it to carry a planting from a sunny end of the bed into the shadier side.