Bearded Iris 'Alliteration' – Peach-Gold Plicata, Spicy Fragrance, Iris Germanica

Luminous, complex, and deliciously fragrant, Bearded Iris 'Alliteration' (Iris germanica) is a mid-to-late season masterpiece in warm peach and gold. The standards blend from medium peach-pink at the center to yellow-gold and darker at the edge, with glittering gilt-gold veins shot to a gilt-gold rim. Falls are peach-flesh overlaid with glittering peach and yellow-gold, gilt-gold veins throughout, a narrow gilt-gold band, and three green-gold veins from the large tangerine-orange beards to the edge. Ruffled, diamond-dusted, and filled with a pronounced spicy fragrance — this is a showpiece iris for collectors and fragrance lovers alike.

Plant Details

• Standards: Medium peach-pink to yellow-gold with gilt-gold rims and veins
• Falls: Peach-flesh with glittering gold overlay, gilt-gold veins, narrow gilt-gold band
• Beards: Tangerine orange, large
• Bloom Style: Ruffled, diamond-dusted
• Fragrant: Yes — pronounced spicy fragrance
• Bloom Time: Mid–late season (mid–late spring)
• USDA Zones: 3–10
• Exposure: Full sun
• Deer, Rodent & Rabbit Resistant
• Drought Tolerant: Yes
• USA Grown

Planting Instructions

• Plant in a full sun, well-drained location. Bearded iris are rhizomes, not bulbs.
• Plant with rhizome tops exposed — roots face downward. In very light soils or hot climates, covering with 1" of soil is acceptable.
• Firm soil around each rhizome and water well to settle.

Care Tips

• Fertilize with an all-purpose fertilizer in early spring and again in late summer.
• Divide clumps every 3–4 years (August) to maintain vigor.
• Drought tolerant once established.