Iris versicolor

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Iridaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike, Herbaceous

Height

3 - 3ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue

Fruit

Capsule; Brown, Green

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Flooded, Moist, Wet

Blooms

May - June

Fall Color

Habitat

fresh to moderately brackish tidal marshes, wet meadows and shores, swamps, forested wetlands

Notes

tolerates salinity to 0.5 ppt; S3 rare to uncommon in VA

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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