Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina cattleya orchid-like flowers with a

cattleya orchid-like flowers with a dark purple lip are held above the foliage

Although it can produce bananas

Mature clumps are topped in summer by thick

urashima is best in typical to dry woodland conditions

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina cattleya orchid-like flowers with aThis 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