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24-39" tall x 18" wide. Raven Girl Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) shimmers in the late spring garden with broad ruffled petals of purple-black standards with near-black falls. With over 63 years of breeding behind it, Raven Girl has almost unbelievable color but also blooms with 8-12 buds per stem for a long season of bloom. It's a flowering beauty that will become a welcome highlight to the garden. At 24-39" tall, Raven Girl can stand on its own in a grouping or become a dramatic element in a mixed planting. Plant with Oriental Poppies, Peonies, Ornamental Grasses, and always, other Bearded Iris, for a striking and unusual effect. Great as dramatic cut flowers too, the heavy bearing stems will bloom for weeks in a vase. Harvest stems in the morning when the buds have begun to swell. Plant rhizomes (bulbs) in well-drained soil in a location with full sun to part-shade. Keep the top of the rhizome even or just above the soil. Water well, but don't overwater. Bearded Iris don't like wet feet.
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Overall rating: 2.909091 / 5 from 11 reviews.
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"Although only one bloomed in the first year. The rest bloomed in the second. Very impressive blooms. Just ordered more. I am growing all mine in containers."
"I planted these rhizomes as soon as I received them last fall. They did not bloom. Are they late bloomers in June? Not my first rodeo planting irises. Maybe they'll Bloom next year. Disappointed."
"I absolutely love this Iris"
"Our two irises are growing quite well."
"Can't wait to see the gorgeous deep color when it blooms next year! #sweepstakes"
"This one never bloomed."
"may be next year"
"i ordered three varieties of bearded iris and the other two are growing happily (no blooms yet but this is their first year), however the Raven Girl never sprouted and the bulb seems to be rotting now."
"The black is stunning to see and has a bit of purples and blues. Absolutely beautiful."
"I've given her 2 years and I have nothing to show for l, other than greenery. The first year after planting, she had very few leaves. This second year I got plentiful (late growing) foliage but no blooms. I'll give her one more year to bloom and if nothing next year, she will get replaced by something that wants to be in the show with all the other beauties. Not pleased with this Raven Girl, as of yet."
