iris versicolor (blue flag iris) native
$15.95
- narrow-petaled, lavender-blue flowers with creamy-yellow throats
- falls have deep purple veining with lighter blue standards
- bright green, sword-like foliage
- vigorous, water-loving iris
- bloom time: may to june
- zone 3
- height 60-90cm
- spread 60-75cm
- colour violet-blue
- iris versicolor grows best in moist to wet soil conditions, in full sun or partial shade
- great for ponds, streams, and marshy areas
- vigorous, naturalizing iris once established, spreading by self-seeding or extension of its rhizomes
- although it thrives with its roots submerged, iris versicolor will adapt to average or slightly dry conditions
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- fast growing
- deer resistant
- native to ontario
- low maintenance
- bog or water garden
- native to ontario
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)