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Prairie Nymph (Herbertia pulchella): Blue Spring Flowers

Overview

Herbertia pulchella, the prairie nymph or Herbert's iris, is a small cormous plant with grass-like foliage and delicate blue flowers in spring. Native to South America, it naturalizes in mild climates.

Taxonomy

Family:	Iridaceae (eye-rid-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Herbertia (her-BERT-ee-uh)
Species:	pulchella (pul-KEL-uh)

Culture

Well-drained soil, full sun. Dry summer dormancy. Plant corms in autumn.

Bulbs: Reticulated Iris (Iris reticulata): An Early Spring Bulbous Beauty; Dutch Iris (Iris × hollandica): A Popular Cut Flower Bulb; Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica): Graceful Species for Moist Gardens; Copper Iris (Iris fulva): A Native American Species; Bamboo Iris (Iris confusa): An Evergreen Species for Shade; Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis); Dutch Iris (Iris × hollandica): Elegant Spring Cut Flowers; Yellow Walking Iris (Trimezia martinicensis): Fan-Shaped Fans & Yellow Blooms; Winter-Blooming Algerian Iris (Iris unguicularis); Amaryllis 'Nymph': Double White with Red Streaks

Garden Articles

Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata): A Native Woodland Groundcover

Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Az Ap': A 1979 Ensminger Introduction

Winter-Blooming Algerian Iris (Iris unguicularis): A Mediterranean Treasure

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum): Native Prairie Jewel

Reticulated Iris 'Harmony' (Iris reticulata): Deep Blue with Gold Ridge

Louisiana Iris 'Sinfonietta': Blue-Purple Flowers, 1986 Hybrid

Danford Iris, Dwarf Iris (Iris danfordiae)

Plants

Sweet Iris, Dalmatian Iris (Iris pallida): The Orris Root Source

Reticulated Iris 'Harmony': Early Spring Jewel

Stinking Gladwyn (Iris foetidissima): A Species with Ornamental Seed Pods

Corn Leaf Iris (Iris bucharica): A Bulbous Species with Unique Foliage

Louisiana Iris 'Sinfonietta': Musical Grace in the Garden

Crested Iris 'Nada': Iris cristata Cultivar

Wild Bearded Iris (Iris germanica): The Ancestral Flag