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Part II: Good Rock Garden Plants

by NARGS contributors

Iris reticulata
[eye-riss reh-tick-you-lah-tah]

The earliest blooming bulbous iris (about when you have your third night without frost); ranging from almost white through blue to purple 2" flowers on 3" stalks. Full sun, good drainage. Leaves elongate to 15" before going dormant in late May. Caucasus. Zones 3-9.