| Description | Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) is a rhizomatous beardless plant. Tall growing with yellow flowers that likes wet soil conditions. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | moist to wet |
| Flowers | 4", yellow, 3 falls (sepals), 3 standards (petals), good cut flower, beardless |
| Leaves | green, narrow, stiff, sword-like |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | The plant can reach up to 4' and will form a thick colony spreading by rhizomes. |
| Maintenance | remove seed pods to prevent reseeding |
| Propagation | divison of rhizoms, seeds |
| Native Site | Native of Europe and France |
| Notes & Reference | #83-Favorite Wild Flowers of the Great Lakes and Northeastern USA, #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz) |