Iris - Butter and Sugar

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Iris - Butter and Sugar

Blooming from late spring into summer, it has a plant height of 28” and a spread of 18-24”. The Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’ has many uses. Best used around pools, ponds and water gardens, and for mass plantings. The Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’, Iris siberica, has creamy white butter-yellow flowers with greenish yellow veins. They also make magnificent cut flowers and are resistant to deer. It can also be used in difficult banks and preventing erosion. Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’ prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun, but will tolerate some afternoon shade. Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’ is one of the most easily grown Iris’. This Iris needs plenty of water throughout the season to continue to looks its best. ... more

 

Gaillardia - Kobold The foliage is a gray-green almost basil like. The Gaillardia ‘Kobold Blanket Flower’, Gaillardia x Goblin, has wonderful blooms that are red, orange and bright yellow, and are almost daisy like. It is a major attractor to bees, butterflies, birds and resistant to rabbits and deer. ‘Kobold Blanket Flower’ will also produce long-lasting cut flowers. ‘Kobold’ blooms from early June through fall with a plant height of 12” and a width of 10-12”. Gaillardia will do best in soil that is not too fertile and should not be over watered. ‘Kobold Blanket Flowers’ require full sun and well-drained soil. For the perfect site, try planting in sunny borders, dry or windy sites, in mass plantings or in containers.

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