Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Purple

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers • East Coast Native

Iris versicolor

Blue Flag Iris

Striking purple-blue flowers bloom above attractive strap-shaped leaves. Ornamental seedpods are ideal for dried arrangements. A native North American iris that naturalizes along streams or ponds and adapts well to garden soils.

Iris (eye'-ris)

Family: Iridaceae · Common Name: Blue Flag Iris

A vast genus of plants highly prized for their exquisite flowers above slender to wide blades of foliage. While most are easy to grow, others require extra care, but are worth the effort.