Blue Sceptre 'Pink sceptre'

• The young plants only start to flower after about 3 years ¹
• Enjoys a rich soil that is well-drained but not too dry or sandy ¹
• Water well in winter and spring.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. Planting Pink sceptre in loamy and sandy soil with a ph of between 5.5 and 7.0 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to neutral soil.

• Best time to sow is in Autumn ¹
• Sow in well-drained potting soil
• Sterilise your seedling soil first by pouring boiling water over it
• Because the plants don’t like having their roots disturbed, plant them into a 500ml plastic seedling bag filled with acidic soil mix (about pH 5.5): try 2 parts medium/coarse river sand + 2 parts peat/decomposed pine needles + 1 part vermiculite/perlite

• Mature plants can be transplanted and divided after flowering, but this should only be done if really necessary. Lift the clumps with care and make sure that the rhizomes do not dry out. The plants should not be out of the ground for long. Keep the ground moist till the plants are established. ¹

Pink scepter

Pienksuurkanol (Afrikaans), Pink sceptre iris, Pienkvuurpul (Afrikaans)

¹ Aristea capitata on PlantzAfrica