Plant Type

Perennial, Bulb

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

High, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Water Garden, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Raised Planter

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

'Ceasar's Brother' is a siberian iris selection with deep blue flowers on stalks that rise to about 36 inches. Flowers bloom in late spring, and are followed by interesting seed pods. Foliage is narrow, erect, and and a rich green, turning orange to brown in the fall. Not for a low-water garden, but certainly worth including in perennial borders that receive weekly watering.

Grow in full sun to part shade in well drained soil. Though it is not particular about soil type, it will grow best in a fertile, loamy soil. The flowers are lovely cut, but the seed heads are quite ornamental and its worth letting some go to seed. The foliage is very persistent into the winter months and provides a pleasant winter presence; cut back in late winter to early spring as new growth emerges.