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Iris virginica (Southern blue flag)



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Iris virginica Common Name: Southern blue flag Genus: Iris
Lavender-pink or white flowers up to 4 inches in diameter have purple veins and yellow throats. Sword-shaped medium green leaves can top 6 feet tall when grown in shallow water.
 Noteworthy characteristics: This heat- and moisture-lover is native to coastal plains from Virginia to Louisiana. May be grown in a border if kept consistently moist.
 Care: Provide full sun to part shade and moist to wet soil.
 Propagation: Lift and divide clumps, or separate bulb offsets, and plant immediately, in early autumn.
 Problems: Iris borer, verbena bud moth, whiteflies, iris weevil, thrips, slugs and snails, aphids, and nematodes. Bacterial leaf blight and soft rot, crown rot, rhizome rot, leaf spot, rust, viruses, and scorch.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Wet
Characteristics Native; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Spring
Flower Color Blue Flower; Pink Flower; Purple/ Lavender Flower; White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Cut Flower, Naturalizing
Style Water Garden
Seasonal Interest Spring Interest
Type Perennials

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