I love my Iris sibiricas massed. In my own private garden I have whole beds of them. Their clumps of narrow strap like leaves are more architectural than any grass. Their elegantly under-engineered, tall flowering stems provide essential vertical lines in the unstructured tumult of late Spring. And their brown seedheads raised aloft like the tips of rusting rifles provide safeguard into winter…

Iri sibiricas can be planted in sun or shade. They will thrive in any soil from the heaviest to the lightest.