Iris sibirica 'Black Joker' ~ Monrovia® Peacock™ Black Joker Siberian Iris size-1pt-pot it's drought-tolerant once established and

it's drought-tolerant once established and thrives in poor to average soils

The flat scale-like leaves are rich green that develop golden tips where the sun reaches

Totem Pole Switch Grass is a dramatic warm season ornamental grass with narrow gray green to steel blue foliage

Warning: There are sharp 6in black needle-like spines at the base of the plant

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Iris sibirica 'Black Joker' ~ Monrovia® Peacock™ Black Joker Siberian Iris size-1pt-pot it's drought-tolerant once established andMonrovia Black Joker Siberian Iris is a deciduous perennial with a clumping habit and long sword like blue green foliage that fans upwards. The rigid sturdy stalks that grow from the center of the plant are topped by colorful beardless flowers that have electric blue standards, lavender signals, and wine purple falls with a yellow edge and blaze from late spring into summer, attracting bees. Flowers best in full sun and rich, slightly acidic, moist