This plant does best in full coastal sun or light shade with moist soil and it is hardy to well below 0 degrees F. Remove older leaves as new leave emerge in spring to tidy it up and divide clumps every 3 to 4 years or as needed. A very attractive plant for the perennial garden, along the border of in containers and it does not seem to be attractive to deer or rabbits.

Iris pallida is one of the so called Dalmation Irises because it is native to the Velebit Mountains of Dalmatia, a province of Croatia and is also found in the southern Alps and the Istrian Peninsula in the Crimea. The specific epithet comes from the pale flower color which is pallid compared to the darker Iris germanica. This selection has slightly smaller flowers then the pale-yellow variegated form called Iris pallida 'Variegata', which we have also grown, but we have found this plant with its striking white-striped leaves to be he more durable and sustainable in the garden of the two. This attractive old garden plant is sometimes grown under the invalid name of Iris pallida 'Albo Variegata'. We have grown and sold this plant since 1998. 

This information about Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.