Dutch Iris 'Valentine'
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2023
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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£4.99
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£5.99
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Description
With rich, silky indigo blooms, this charming Dutch Iris ‘Valentine’ will no doubt add a touch of luxury and charm to your late-spring garden. Dreamy and romantic, with spectacular flowers formed of deep blueish-mauve petals with a vivid, contrasting yellow blotch to really catch the eye – as soon as these flowers emerge in late spring we’re sure you’ll be absolutely besotted at first sight!
This audacious Dutch Iris is the perfect companion for any late-spring plants and will carry the season of colour right through to early summer. Extending the season if interest is elegant, upright grass-like foliage which adds structure and leafy lushness to the garden. Best planted in beds or border, this Dutch Iris ‘Valentine’ grows to around 50cm tall and naturalises over the years to form bigger and better groups every time! And if you love them in your garden, it’s definitely worth snipping a few to display in a vase in your home too – they make fantastic cut flowers!
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Iris × hollandica 'Valentine®'
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Flower colour
Purple
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Bulb size
9/10
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
100 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Dutch Iris 'Valentine' bulbs from mid to late autumn;
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
Place the Dutch Iris 'Valentine' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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