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Very hardy Very hardy (colder than -20°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 1 garden ---------- - ![A beautiful border garden featuring large boulders, dark grey slate chippings, dwarf conifers, and a mix of green foliage and small white, pink, and purple flowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e36aa7f9-8cd2-4603-a238-c819f1f64fdf/conversions/PXL_20260509_120817394-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/primavera) Beautiful Borders ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-bronze-medal/icon.webp) Bronze Medal Bronze Medal RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 Primavera Damien Michel Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, and how many gardens they used this plant in. ### Designer 1 - [ 1 garden DM #### Damien Michel ](https://gardensdb.com/people/damien-michel) Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Iris, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cbf93ddb-b74a-42be-8105-34066f2caf5c/conversions/acer-palmatum-kinshi-card.webp) Acer palmatum 'Kinshi' Japanese Maple 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/acer-palmatum-kinshi "Acer palmatum 'Kinshi'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/98da4260-a1d0-4e79-b2e4-7418010203b2/conversions/acer-palmatum-koto-no-ito-card.webp) Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito' Japanese Maple 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/acer-palmatum-koto-no-ito "Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7cd23543-489f-4d37-b1fa-5a211b3da4eb/conversions/brunnera-macrophylla-card.webp) Brunnera macrophylla Siberian Bugloss 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/brunnera-macrophylla "Brunnera macrophylla") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/993ed31b-0fcd-48f8-8853-fa2c13d2073b/conversions/cornus-kousa-card.webp) Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/cornus-kousa "Cornus kousa") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1adf138f-ff3d-414e-9b9b-75831a196d68/conversions/ferns-card.webp) Ferns Fern 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/ferns "Ferns") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7f167979-4583-42ac-9c8c-480405974f9a/conversions/hakonechloa-macra-variegata-card.webp) Hakonechloa macra 'Variegata' Japanese Forest Grass 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/hakonechloa-macra-variegata "Hakonechloa macra 'Variegata'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7d1e2ee8-864d-4cf3-9df4-37b344e32b71/conversions/pinus-mugo-card.webp) Pinus mugo Mugo Pine 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/pinus-mugo "Pinus mugo") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b602dd6d-1e17-47e0-bb4e-f1680e4d16f1/conversions/pinus-parviflora-card.webp) Pinus parviflora Japanese Pine 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/pinus-parviflora "Pinus parviflora") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8585cb3e-be1b-4372-825b-15356737d25d/conversions/pinus-sylvestris-card.webp) Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/pinus-sylvestris "Pinus sylvestris") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/283cbf21-e634-4b37-a2df-c850256f4bb3/conversions/prunus-card.webp) Prunus Cherry 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/prunus "Prunus") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c9b6699b-c587-44b8-9749-ce80fbe41d31/conversions/stewartia-malacodendron-card.webp) Stewartia malacodendron Silky Camellia 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/stewartia-malacodendron "Stewartia malacodendron") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a91ba345-09d8-4112-9fe6-e7de90de1e95/conversions/tiarella-card.webp) Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/tiarella-cordifolia "Tiarella cordifolia") ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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