Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina "kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in

"kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in Japanese

It does not have the pink coloration as seen in Lantana 'Miss Huff'

Our oldest specimen is now 1' tall x 2' wide

Another claim to fame is that it was selected by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina "kumageanum" means "bear's hair" inThis large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher