About the Iris - Butter
and Sugar :
The Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’, Iris siberica, has
creamy white butter-yellow flowers with greenish
yellow veins. Blooming from late spring into summer,
it has a plant height of 28” and a spread of 18-24”.
Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’ is one of the most easily
grown Iris’. Iris ‘Butter and Sugar’ prefers moist,
well-drained soil in full sun, but will tolerate
some afternoon shade.
This Iris needs plenty of water throughout the
season to continue to looks its best. The Iris
‘Butter and Sugar’ has many uses. Best used around
pools, ponds and water gardens, and for mass
plantings. It can also be used in difficult banks
and preventing erosion. They also make magnificent
cut flowers and are resistant to deer.