A rainbow of colors is available in Pacific Coast iris hybrids and their native hardiness serves them well in our climate. A huge clump of Siberian. And five different Pacific Coast iris. Iris douglasiana , I. innominata and I. tenax .
Hybrids thrive in dry soil and can take shade.
The lure of these hybrids, besides their beauty, is that they are so well-suited to our gardens. Another fine garden quality is that the plants, which can grow from 8inches to 2 feet high, can take part shade, whether that be from high tree cover or from having a building block the sun for part of the day. Add a rainbow of flower colors to the reasons you should have Pacific Coast iris in your garden. And if you don't buy it, I probably will. That's the advice given by Jim Fox, rose and bulb buyer at Wells Medina Nursery.