Dutch Iris 'Coco Beach' (Iris hollandica)
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❤️ Why you'll love it
A striking Dutch iris with unusual peachy-cream and golden-yellow blooms, flowering in early summer on slender, elegant stems. Easy to grow and a lovely addition to a cutting garden border.
🌿 Details
How to look after Iris hollandica Coco Beach in the UK
Position & Light:
Grow in full sun in a sheltered position. This striking Dutch iris has unusual peachy-cream and caramel flowers on slender stems in early summer, and is excellent as a cut flower. It suits sunny borders, cutting gardens, gravel gardens and pots, and is loved by bees. Plant in groups for the best impact.
Soil & Watering:
Plant in fertile, very well-drained soil, ideally neutral to slightly alkaline. Add grit to heavy soil, as Dutch iris dislike wet ground, particularly in winter. Water regularly during growth and flowering, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged. Allow the soil to dry out in summer after flowering.
Feeding:
Feed with a high-potash fertiliser, such as tomato feed, every two weeks while in growth to encourage flowering. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilisers.
Pruning & Maintenance:
Cut flower stems for the vase when the first buds begin to show colour, and the blooms will last well. Deadhead faded flowers. Allow the foliage to die back naturally after flowering to feed the bulb for next year. In cold or wet areas, protect plants in winter with a dry mulch, or grow in pots in a cold frame. Divide congested clumps in late summer or autumn every few years.
Common Problems:
- Rotting: Caused by wet, heavy soil. Improve drainage with grit.
- Few or no flowers: Too much shade, lack of potash or overcrowding. Give full sun and divide clumps.
- Frost damage: Mulch in cold areas, or grow in pots under cover.
- Slugs and snails: May damage leaves and buds.
- Iris viruses: Mottled or streaked leaves. Remove and destroy affected plants.
Supplied bare root, carefully packed with a moisture source to ensure freshness.
Plant height: approximately 10cm.
Please remember that most plants (except Evergreens) are dormant in Autumn/Winter so your order may have no leaves until Spring.
🪴 What Does Bare Root Mean?
Our plants have their full root systems but are carefully removed from the pot and soil before delivery.
The roots are wrapped in moist material and eco-friendly packaging to keep them fresh during transit.
It's less messy, reduces waste, and allows the plant to settle into your garden more easily once planted.
🌱 Sustainably Grown in Britain
Plants are sustainably grown and harvested at our nursery in the South West UK, without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
Packaged using biodegradable materials for an eco-conscious delivery.
📜 Certified & Compliant
We are APHA-authorized for Plant Passports: your assurance that our plants are healthy, pest-free, and meet UK plant health regulations.
🚚 Combined Postage & Fast Dispatch
No extra delivery charge when you buy multiple plants from us! Simply add all the plants you love to your basket and pay one flat delivery fee at checkout.
Shipped via UPS Express, so they are in transit for less than 24 hours: includes care cards tailored to each plant you order.
Orders are sent out at the beginning of each week to reduce time in transit,
see Delivery information.
📌 Planting Advice
Upon arrival, plant immediately in a cool, shaded spot (indoors or outdoors) and water thoroughly.
Once new growth appears, move to the final growing location.
💚 Our Guarantee
If your plant doesn't survive delivery*, just send us a photo and we'll send a replacement (or issue a refund).
No hassle, no worries.
* provided you accept the first delivery attempt