Iris ensata Sweet Murmur Irids Asclepias tuberosa is a heat

Asclepias tuberosa is a heat and drought tolerant US native

Very easy and very nice

yingeri seedling looks exactly like a typical Hosta yingeri

The flower emerges from near the top of the stem like a yellow-orange torpedo

well-drained organic soils

Iris ensata Sweet Murmur Irids Asclepias tuberosa is a heatThis 1961 deer resistant introduction from Oregon's Japanese iris guru, Walter Marx, is one of the shorter Japanese iris we have grown, topping out, starting in mid June, at 26" tall with flat 6" wide flowers. The wavy petals are white in the center with a ruffled dark purple border a very nice hummingbird treat. Moist to regular garden soils are fine for Iris 'Sweet Murmur', but divide the clumps every 3 4 years for best flowering.