Iris Versicolor, Blue Flag
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- Item #: WP2
- 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:
- 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 humusy soils of a border.
Best grouped in sunny areas of ponds or water gardens. Also may be grown in moist border areas.
