Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped.
Blue Flag Iris is a true wetland plant that thrives in wet soil and even under water! Grows well in rain gardens, shoreline restorations under up to 6 inches of water, and even pots that are placed in ponds. Blue Flag Iris can grow in soil with medium moisture, too. Spreads slowly to form tight clumps.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Wet, Medium
Height: 3 feet
Blooms: May, June, July
Color: Blue
Spacing: 18-24″
Spreads: 5” a year by roots
Zones: 3-6
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) can grow up to 4 feet tall in wet locations. In rain gardens, plant scattered throughout for nice tufts of sword-like stems above the sedges.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
New England Aster
Orange Coneflower
Fox Sedge
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped.
Blue Flag Iris is a true wetland plant that thrives in wet soil and even under water! Grows well in rain gardens, shoreline restorations under up to 6 inches of water, and even pots that are placed in ponds. Blue Flag Iris can grow in soil with medium moisture, too. Spreads slowly to form tight clumps.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Wet, Medium
Height: 3 feet
Blooms: May, June, July
Color: Blue
Spacing: 18-24″
Spreads: 5” a year by roots
Zones: 3-6
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) can grow up to 4 feet tall in wet locations. In rain gardens, plant scattered throughout for nice tufts of sword-like stems above the sedges.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
New England Aster
Orange Coneflower
Fox Sedge
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped.
Blue Flag Iris is a true wetland plant that thrives in wet soil and even under water! Grows well in rain gardens, shoreline restorations under up to 6 inches of water, and even pots that are placed in ponds. Blue Flag Iris can grow in soil with medium moisture, too. Spreads slowly to form tight clumps.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Wet, Medium
Height: 3 feet
Blooms: May, June, July
Color: Blue
Spacing: 18-24″
Spreads: 5” a year by roots
Zones: 3-6
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) can grow up to 4 feet tall in wet locations. In rain gardens, plant scattered throughout for nice tufts of sword-like stems above the sedges.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
New England Aster
Orange Coneflower
Fox Sedge
