Blackberry / Leopard Lily is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Clumps slowly expand by creeping rhizomes. This Iris has deep orange flowers spotted with red dots, similar to a Tiger Lily, and sword-shaped, medium green leaves in flattened fans. Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-looking seed cluster. Plants will easily self seed in optimum growing conditions.
Type: | Perennial |
Growing Zones: | 5-9 |
Sunlight: | Full Sun |
Bloom Time: | Late Summer |
Bloom Description: | Yellow-Orange, Orange-Red, Spotted |
Drought Tolerance: | Moderate |
Special Properties: | Butterflies, Attractive seed heads |
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