Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
This spring stunner has sword-shaped blue-green leaves and produces 3-4” wide bluish-purple flowers with yellow and white blotches. It’s a natural for wet areas and spreads by rhizomes.
BLOOM TIME
- May
- June
SUNLIGHT
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
- Partial Shade
SOIL TYPE
- Moist
- Wet
- Texture (Sand)
- Texture (Loam)
- Texture (Clay)
- High Organic Matter
- pH Acid <6.0
- pH Neutral 6.0-8.0
HEIGHT
1-3'
CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED
10-100
WILDLIFE BENEFITED
Caterpillars, Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Artist: Jada Fitch
Photo Credit: Maine Audubon