Moorcorft Iris Japonica

In Victorian times, when floriography and the language of flowers were hugely popular, people would send irises to their friends as a way to express their gratitude. Here, Nicola Slaney transforms Applebee’s watercolour as fringed irises (Iris japonica) appear like pristine-white billowed sails in the epicentre of the Moorcroft vase, with each flower dappled with deep purple and holding conspicuous honey-orange crests on each fringed fall.

Size | Height 10cm

Numbered edition.

Part of the Moorcroft RHS Applebee Collection

Designed By Nicola Slaney