Iris cristata Powder Blue Giant Tradescantia We prefer to cut the

We prefer to cut the old flower stalks back after the seed has dispersed

The rigidly upright form and very shiny

In early-to-mid May in NC

destined to become a classic

black-green leaves and small

Iris cristata Powder Blue Giant Tradescantia We prefer to cut theIris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' is a superb form of our native deer resistant Iris cristata, discovered by Samuel Norris (who created the first xPardancandas) of Owensboro, Kentucky, in the early 1960s in a 200 yard long bank of Iris cristata in Litchfield, Kentucky. Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' was registered and named by Joe Pye Weed Gardens, Massachusetts, in 1998. The light blue flowers, to 3" wide, are gigantic for this species and a