Iris ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ has barely even ankle high flowers that are a muddy mix of pale blue, cream and yellow. It can be identified by the unusual colour, and the beautiful veins on the falls. Blue stripes radiate from a yellow blotch that is spotted blue. Three standards (upper petals) are striped and veined too.
Iris ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ is a sun-loving reticulata type of iris, often grown in pots on a patio. This delicate-looking dwarf iris has been a feature of every winter garden I’ve visited in the UK. It’s a clump forming type, which means it multiplies readily, but often seems in need of splitting.
Susan Rushton 
Wow oh wow oh wow! In other words, wowsah.
I’m glad I got a translation a few months ago. 🙂
Tee-hee!
Definitely a pretty one, I’ll get some planted in pots for next year.
It seems to do well.
So pretty!
I’m glad you liked it.
What Laurie said. Iris always make my knees buckle.
It’s lovely to see them so early in the year.
So pretty. Don’t think I’ve ever seen these before. Now I’ll be on the lookout for them. 😊
I see this one often in winter gardens. This was a fine clump.
These are beautiful irises 😀
Thanks, Cee.
These are very beautiful flowers, that I discovered thanks to your post! Thank you, Susan!
My pleasure!
Such a pretty iris! I think I should be growing those – must put them on my bulb list for next year. 🙂
It’s a very striking colour combination.
Lovely. I haven’t seen one with this colouring and stripe.
It’s an unusual colour combination.
So lovely.
Thanks, Su.
Truly lovely
These don’t seem to have taken any harm from their shower.
It’s certainly lovely and I like the way you have photographed the blooms from above too.
Thanks, Vicki.