Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Laos This offering represents seed-propagated plants

This offering represents seed-propagated plants from our original clump

In mid-spring

the slowly spreading patches are topped with 1' spikes of long

Each leaf features dark blue shadows swirled around a muted yellow center

it was great to finally see it growing wild in Taiwan in 2008

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Laos This offering represents seed-propagated plantsThis large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher