Iris ‘Robin’s Egg’ is a light blue miniature dwarf bearded iris that blooms two to three weeks ahead of the more frequently seen tall bearded iris. A perfect plant for the front of the flower border or to use as a border. Miniature iris require the same growing environment as their taller cousins: a sunny location in well drained soil with no mulch in or around the crown. The other ‘trick’ is that the rhizomes must be planted so that they are on top of the soil with the roots anchoring it in place. Iris rhizomes planted too deeply will result in plants with a lot of foliage and no flowers. The ancestry of bearded irises has never been completely resolved. Many of the European taxa once thought to be wild species have turned out to be very old hybrids. The white flowered Iris albicans is perhaps the oldest of the Iris hybrids, it was first recorded on the wall of the botanical garden of Tuthmosis III as shown in the temple of Amun in Karnack, Egypt. Since those early days it has been associated with Middle Eastern graveyards and is often found in old cemeteries in the Southwest USA.