Description
Scientific name: Iris versicolor
Range: Keweenaw native
Light: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil: Loam, Sand, Clay
Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees, Birds, Pollinators, Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant
Height: 3′
Blooms: May, Jun, Jul
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Color: Blue-Purple
Spacing: 1’ to 2′
Root: Corm
Blue Flag Iris has very showy blue-purple flowers that attract hummingbirds and are beneficial to pollinators. It thrives in wetland habitats in sunny areas that include rain gardens, water gardens, wet meadows, marshes, along shores, in ditches and in swamps. And—surprise!—it also does well in regular garden soil, though I wouldn’t put it in a dry area. Blue Flag Iris is also known as Northern Blue Flag.
