California Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris (6 or 9-pack)

California Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris – Ruffled Maroon Rose & Cream Flowers

Bold color, dramatic ruffles, and a whole lot of garden ROCK STAR WOW!

Turn up the volume on your cottage garden with California Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris! This showstopping perennial brings unforgettable color, dramatic texture, and a little rock-and-roll personality to your spring flower beds.

With its luxurious maroon rose standards and beautifully ruffled, rose-speckled cream falls, Rock Star creates a spectacular floral performance that's impossible to ignore.

Each elegant bloom features richly colored upright petals surrounded by delicately patterned lower petals, creating a romantic combination of deep rose, soft cream, and intricate speckling.

Rising on sturdy 28–30 inch flower stalks, these gorgeous Bearded Iris blooms add height, movement, and bold color to cottage garden borders, perennial beds, and cutting gardens.

But Rock Star isn't just beautiful. It's also a reblooming Bearded Iris, offering the potential for a second floral performance later in the growing season when conditions are favorable.

And there's even more to love! These hardy perennials are drought tolerant once established, generally deer and rabbit resistant, and wonderfully easy to grow in sunny locations with excellent drainage.

Perfect for cottage gardens, perennial borders, cutting gardens, and colorful landscape plantings, Rock Star Reblooming Iris delivers the kind of unforgettable beauty that deserves a standing ovation.

Why We Love California Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris

• Spectacular Maroon Rose Blooms: Richly colored upright petals create a dramatic garden statement.
• Beautiful Ruffled Falls: Cream-colored lower petals feature delicate rose speckling and elegant ruffled edges.
• Reblooming Potential: Can produce a second flush of flowers later in the season under favorable growing conditions.
• Wonderful Garden Height: Tall 28–30 inch flower stalks add structure and elegance to perennial borders.
• Drought Tolerant: Established plants can handle periods of dry weather.
• Deer & Rabbit Resistant: Generally avoided by browsing wildlife.
• Hardy & Long-Lived: A beautiful perennial that can return year after year with proper care.

Rhizome Details & Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Rock Star'
• Common Name: Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris
• Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial / Rhizome
• Rhizome Quantity: Select your available package size
• Hardiness Zones: 3–10 (supplier-listed)
• Reblooming Range: Reported in Zones 5–10; rebloom depends on growing conditions
• Mature Height: 28–30 inches in bloom
• Plant Spacing: Approximately 12–18 inches apart
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Light Shade
• Bloom Time: Spring to Early Summer, with Potential Rebloom Later in the Season
• Flower Colors: Maroon Rose, Cream & Rose Speckling
• Flower Form: Ruffled Bearded Iris
• Water Needs: Moderate While Establishing; Drought Tolerant Once Established
• Deer & Rabbit Resistance: Generally Resistant
• Planting Season: Late Summer to Early Fall Preferred
• Best Uses: Cottage Gardens, Perennial Borders, Cutting Gardens, Sunny Beds & Landscape Plantings

When & How to Plant Rock Star Bearded Iris Rhizomes

Plant for a Spectacular Spring Show — and Maybe an Encore!

For healthy growth and beautiful blooms, plant your Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris rhizomes in a sunny location with excellent drainage.

In Maryland and other Zone 6–7 gardens, late summer through early fall is an excellent planting time. This allows the rhizomes to establish roots before winter.

Planting Instructions

• When to Plant: Late summer to early fall, typically July through September in Maryland.
• Planting Depth: Plant shallowly, leaving the top of the rhizome at or slightly above the soil surface.
• Plant Spacing: Approximately 12–18 inches apart to allow good air circulation.
• Planting Position: Spread the roots downward and outward beneath the rhizome.
• Sunlight: Full sun is best, ideally at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
• Soil: Loose, well-draining soil. Avoid heavy, consistently wet conditions.
• Watering: Water after planting and provide moderate moisture while roots establish. Reduce watering once plants are established.
• Bloom Time: Main flowering season is typically late spring to early summer, with possible rebloom later in the growing season.

Important Planting Tip: Bearded Iris rhizomes should never be buried deeply. Planting too deep can reduce flowering and increase the risk of rot.

For the best flowering performance, avoid excessive nitrogen fertilizer and keep mulch away from the exposed rhizomes.

Encouraging Rock Star to Rebloom

Because Rock Star is a reblooming variety, a little extra care can help encourage its second performance.

• Provide at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
• Water during extended dry spells, especially when plants are preparing to rebloom.
• Remove spent flower stalks after the first flowering season.
• Feed lightly with a low-nitrogen fertilizer if needed.
• Divide crowded clumps approximately every 3–5 years to maintain vigor.

Please Note: Reblooming is not guaranteed every year. Temperature, rainfall, sunlight, plant maturity, and local growing conditions all influence whether a second flush develops.

Our Cottage Garden Tip

Give Rock Star center stage in your garden!

For a truly spectacular display, plant California Rock Star Reblooming Bearded Iris in groups of 3–5 rhizomes or larger drifts, allowing enough space for each plant to develop into a beautiful flowering clump.

Its dramatic maroon rose and cream blooms look especially gorgeous paired with soft pink peonies, purple salvia, white Shasta daisies, lavender, and silvery foliage plants.

Plant California Rock Star toward the middle or back of a sunny cottage garden border, where its tall flower stalks can rise above lower-growing perennials.

For a beautiful cutting garden, combine Rock Star with other Bearded Iris varieties in complementary shades of burgundy, blush pink, and creamy white.

Maryland Gardeners: Rock Star is well suited to Maryland's winter temperatures, but good drainage is essential during our humid summers and wet winters. Plant rhizomes shallowly so they're exposed to the sun, avoid heavy mulch over the crown, and provide good air circulation to help prevent rot.

For the best chance of reblooming, give plants consistent moisture during dry periods without allowing the soil to remain soggy.

Bold Maroon Rose. Romantic Ruffled Blooms. A Whole Lot of Garden ROCK STAR WOW!