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Play With Fire Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) glows like embers in the late-spring garden. An undulating palette of scarlet red and burgundy ruffles are highlighted by cheery orange beards and delicate white throats. This amazing flower sparkles with warm color, drawing pollinators to the garden and adding lovely color to cut flower arrangements. An easy-to-grow, deer and rabbit resistant superstar.
Zones
4 - 9
Advantages
Deer Resistant
Multiplies / Naturalizes
Good For Cut Flowers
Fragrant Flower / Foliage
Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Mature Height
36" tall
Mature Spread
12" wide; plant rhizomes 12-24" apart
Bloom Time
Late spring
Shipping Details
Shipping begins the week of August 7th, 2023 Learn More…
Item Package Size
Bare Root Plant
SKU
HC017700
USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
(34-38"tall x 12-24"wide)'PlayWithFire'Bearded Iris isone of the latest advances in the development of red Iris,withruffled red-toned petalsthatset the garden ablaze with potent color.With 3-4 branches per stem and 9-10 buds per branch,the prolific blooms of'PlayWithFire'create a dramatic impact.Plant as a boldfocalpoint,ormix with otherwarmly colored blooms to enhancesurroundingcolorsand textures. Blooming in mid-to-late spring, it’s a beneficial pollinator flower, beloved by bumblebees.Plant in enriched garden soil with good drainage in a sunny location. Plant rhizomes slightly below the soil line in hot zones, and slightly above the soil line in more temperate zones.Keep moist as the plant establishes, thereafter it’s a drought-tolerant, hardy perennial that will naturalize over the years with ever-increasing blossoms.
More Information
SKU
HC017700
Item Package Size
Bare Root Plant
Common Name
Play With Fire Bearded Iris
Botanical Name
Iris germanica Play With Fire
Zones
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
Flower Color
Red
Mature Height
36" tall
Mature Spread
12" wide; plant rhizomes 12-24" apart
Bloom Time
Late spring
Planting Depth
Iris should be planted so the tops of the rhizomes are exposed and the roots are spread out facing downwards in the soil. Make sure not to plant the rhizomes too deep.
Ships As
Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber
Soil Type
Average Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Waterwise, Average
Advantages
Deer Resistant, Multiplies / Naturalizes, Good For Cut Flowers, Fragrant Flower / Foliage, Rabbit Resistant
Ideal Region
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Hot Desert, Pacific Northwest, Coastal California, Suitable Above 7000 ft
Planting Time
Spring / Summer, Fall
Ships To Canada
No
Planting Guides
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Shipping
Zone
Shipping Status
Zone 2
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Zone 3
Shipping begins the week of August 7th, 2023
Zone 4
Shipping begins the week of August 7th, 2023
Zone 5
Shipping begins the week of August 7th, 2023
Zone 6
Shipping begins the week of August 14th, 2023
Zone 7
Shipping begins the week of August 14th, 2023
Zone 8
Shipping begins the week of August 14th, 2023
Zone 9
Shipping begins the week of August 21st, 2023
Zone 10
Shipping begins the week of August 21st, 2023
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 glows like embers in the late-spring garden. An undulating palette of scarlet red and burgundy ruffles are highlighted by cheery orange beards and delicate white throats. This amazing flower sparkles with warm color, drawing pollinators to the garden and adding lovely color to cut flower arrangements. An easy-to-grow, deer and rabbit resistant superstar.)
