Iris Let's Boogie

Bearded Iris 'Let's Boogie' has bicoloured flowers with sumptuous hues: The pale apricot petals with wavy edges, infused with flesh pink are dominated by broad sepals where intense raspberry pink and plum violet blend, illuminated by a creamy white area around the mandarin beards. A creamy line extends the beards in the middle of the sepals. This bearded iris blooms quite early in the season. This award-winning variety is ideal in sunny borders, where it puts on a show for three weeks.

Iris 'Let's Boogie' is a perennial rhizomatous plant that is deciduous and forms an upright clump from spring. It belongs to the Iridaceae family. It is one of the many cultivars obtained over centuries, with a controversial origin that revolves around the number of chromosomes of potential ancestors. It should be noted that Bearded Irises have European origins. 'Let's Boogie' is a tall variety, reaching 95 cm (37in) high when in bloom, with numerous buds, and the clump will spread indefinitely over time, with the central rhizomes thinning out in favour of the outer ones. It has an elegant, upright, dense clump of long sword-shaped, glaucous green and highly veined leaves. Floral stems appear in April and bloom in May from the top down. The colour of this plant is enhanced by the texture of the petals and sepals. 

Obtained by Schreiner in 1997.

To accompany irises, choose plants based on their needs (exposure, soil...), growth habits (low-growing or light foliage plants), decorative appearance and flowering time. For example, Gaura will not shade the irises and will keep the faded iris bed attractive throughout the summer. Eschscholzia will be content with the same dry and poor soil as the irises. Geraniums, salvias, and Libertia also complement irises very well. Slopes and terraced edges can be stabilised by dense plantings of old diploid varieties that can stay in place and require little care. If the goal is more decorative and access for maintenance is possible, you can choose more modern varieties, such as intermediates that are less likely to be toppled over than the tall ones.

The relative shelter from the wind allows for the use of tall irises at the base of a wall. They can also be planted in the foreground of shorter and earlier varieties.

Border: the entire range can be used, from early dwarfs under 40 cm (16in), to tall irises over 75 cm (30in) that bloom in May, including intermediates (in terms of size and earliness) and border irises, which are medium-sized but bloom with the tall ones. Tall irises exposed to the wind may need staking to prevent them from being knocked over.

Mass planting: the domain of border irises but also dwarfs, depending on the circumstances.

Mixed border: the entire range of sizes can be used, to be chosen according to the position (foreground, background) and the size of the surrounding plants.

Iris bed, iris garden: the paradise of the iris lover where the choice and arrangement of varieties (shape, colour, fragrance...) reflect each person's taste. The use of the entire range of bearded irises allows for two and a half months of flowers in spring. The choice of reblooming irises offers a few additional flowers in late summer or autumn.

The vegetable garden can be planted with a few clumps or borders of irises for cutting.