Description

Iris Virginica, Virginia Blueflag, Wholesale Native Bare Root Wetland Plants

Aquatic animal habitat support:
Attractive Flowers:
Average to moist soil:
Beneficial Insects:
Butterflies:
Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture:
Cut Flower:
Deer Resistant:
Erosion Control:
FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands:
Flood Tolerant:
Full – Part Sun (6+ hours of sun):
High Wildlife Value:
Hummingbirds:
Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay:
Moist Soil:
Native to Coastal Regions:
Native To Mountain Regions:
Native to Piedmont Regions:
Occasionally wet soil (non tidal):
Part Sun – Part Shade :
Perennial:
Pollinator support:
Salt Tolerant: some salt tolerance
Sandy soil, coarse texture:
Songbirds:
Waterfowl:
Full Sun:
Native Range: Eastern United States
Zone: 3 to 9
Height: 2.00 to 2.50 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 2.50 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: Violet blue
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Water Plant, Naturalize, Rain Garden
Flower: Showy
Tolerate: Deer, Wet Soil
Grow in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. This iris may be grown in up to 2-4” of shallow standing water (muddy bottom or containers), or in moist shoreline soils or in constantly moist humus soils of a border.Best grouped in sunny areas of ponds or water gardens. Also may be grown in moist border areas.

Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris. It is a species of Iris native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.

Iris Virginica, Virginia Blueflag, Wholesale Native Bare Root Wetland Plants

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