Salonique

A Ferdinand Cayeux introduction of 1923, awarded by the Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France and still catalogued a century later. The standards are white faintly flushed cream and sulphur, the falls purplish violet netted with white at the throat, and the beard is yellow. A tall variety at about 95cm, flowering May and June.

Plant the rhizome so that its top sits at the surface and stays exposed to the sun, on a low mound with the roots spread down either side, about 30cm apart. Do not mulch over it or let neighbours shade it; sun on the rhizome is what makes it flower.

Not available for autumn 2026. We are not supplying Salonique this season, though we hope to offer it again. The bearded iris we do have are Bianca, pure white with a yellow throat; Red Wine, copper orange with deep wine-red outer petals; and Sugar Blues, a lovely shade of blue with an orange yellow beard. All three are on our Iris Germanica (Bearded Iris) page.