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) |