Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina Mature clumps are topped in

Mature clumps are topped in summer by thick

Our oldest specimen is now 1' tall x 2' wide

"kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in Japanese

Another claim to fame is that it was selected by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina Mature clumps are topped inThis large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher