Iris virginica

Virginia blue flag

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1-2'
Flowers: May-Jul.; blue
Fruit: green to brown; capsule

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Wet
Soil pH: 4.8-7.3
Soil type: Clay Loamy
Flood depth: 0-6"
Salinity: 0-0.5 ppt

Habitat

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

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont *
States:

Wildlife

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Notes

tolerates salinity to 0.5 ppt

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/295.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004