| Description | Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica shrevei) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (EYE-riss)(vir-JIN-ih-kuh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | moist, wet |
| Soil & Site | moist, wet |
| Flowers | Light blue to violet flowers borne on naked stems in late spring. The falls are marked with white and can be crested with yellow frill. |
| Fruit | Oblong, three-sided seed capsule |
| Leaves | Green, strap-like, arching with a pronounced midrib. |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 2-2.5 feet, clump-forming |
| Propagation | seeds, division of clumps |
| Native Site | Eastern Canada to Central & Eastern U.S.A |
| Notes & Reference | #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info), #270-North Carolina Extension Gardener Tool Box (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants) |
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