Iris Art du Camouflage - Tall bearded iris
Iris Art du Camouflage - Tall bearded iris
Iris germanica Art du Camouflage
German Iris, Bearded Iris
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Description
Iris 'Art Du Camouflage' lives up to its name: its bicolour flower does not offer a clear contrast, but an unexpected blend of white, very pale lavender, green ochre and mandarin orange. From a distance, its flower appears light and bordered with a tone close to khaki. Up close, lavender veins appear on the sepals and slightly blur the pattern, as if the colour had been applied as a wash. This variety will delight those seeking an original but softly coloured iris.
Moderate in height for a tall bearded iris, 'Art Du Camouflage' reaches about 83cm in flower. Its flowering occurs in the mid-season of Tall Bearded Irises, in May. Its flowers are crinkled, frilled on the edge of the sepals, and lightly fragrant. The upright petals are white, with fine green veins visible at the base. The white background of the trailing sepals is covered with pale lavender veins and surrounded by a wide green ochre border. This greenish margin is the most distinctive detail of the variety; it gives the flower a tone of dry moss, lichen or khaki, very different from more classic white irises edged with yellow or violet. At the heart of the flower, mandarin beards warm the palette.
The tall irises that we call Iris germanica are cultivars of bearded iris with rhizomes. Iris × germanica is an ancient hybrid between two wild species. Modern varieties result from successive selections aimed at improving the shape and size of the flowers, the branching of the stems and the diversity of colours.
'Art Du Camouflage' was obtained in France by Nicolas Bourdillon and registered in 2023 under the seedling number NB-16-107-01. Its parentage combines 'Snaparazzi' with a Laporte seedling BB72, itself from a line comprising a sibling of 'Embrace', 'Ghost Writer' and 'Expect Wonders'.
Pair Iris 'Art Du Camouflage' with light blooms and delicate foliage. Plant it in a wide sunny border or in an airy bed, in groups of 3 rhizomes spaced 35 to 40cm apart. The soil should be cleared around the base, which needs sun to flower. You can pair it with Iris 'Lark Ascending', white with mandarin beards, Linaria anticaria 'Antique Silver', pale lilac, as well as Love-in-a-mist 'Miss Jekyll Alba' and 'Miss Jekyll Blue'. Direct sow love-in-a-mist for their flowers to lighten the large flowers of the irises; their very fine foliage will not bother them.
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Iris
germanica
Art du Camouflage
Iridaceae
German Iris, Bearded Iris
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Iris 'Art Du Camouflage' from July to October. Choose a very sunny position, with at least six hours of direct sun per day, as shade significantly reduces flowering. Plant it in fertile, neutral to lime-bearing soil, especially very well-drained; in clay soil, loosen well and add gravel or coarse sand to avoid standing water around the rhizome. Place the rhizome almost at the surface, with the upper side visible to the sun, and bury only the roots. Space the plants 30 to 40cm apart. Water at planting, then only in case of prolonged drought in the first year. Remove faded flowers, cut spent flower stalks at the base, and remove dry leaves in late winter.
Divide the rhizomes every three or four years, in summer, when the centre of the clump flowers less.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.