Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Rhodophiala Each leaf emerges with blue

Each leaf emerges with blue edges and a brilliant creamy center that gradually changes to dark chartreuse

the small clumps are topped with 10" stalks of lavender flowers

don't cut the old stalks back until growth resumes in spring

Topping the stems are marble-sized buds opening to lovely

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Rhodophiala Each leaf emerges with blueThis large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher