Iris, Blue Flag
Iris versicolor
$19.99
Unit price perBack for the 2026 season.
Blue Flag Iris rewards the water’s edge with elegant, true-blue blooms veined in violet and gold, unfurling atop sword-like foliage from late spring into summer. Native to eastern North America, it’s perfectly at home in the damp ground along a pond, stream, or rain garden where many perennials struggle. Reaching two to three feet tall in tidy upright clumps, it brings vertical structure to a sunny border and its blooms are lovely cut for the vase. Butterflies work the flowers, while its spreading roots make it a natural choice for stabilizing soil along banks and slopes. It asks for steady moisture and full sun, and is seldom browsed by deer or rabbits and untroubled by pests or disease. Plant it in a bold drift at the pond’s margin for a sweep of early-summer blue.
Mature Height: 24 - 36"
Mature Spread: 18 - 24"
Sunlight Exposure: Sun
Water Needs: High
Plant Profile
Iris, Blue Flag
Sunlight Exposure
Sun
Water Needs
High
Landscape Use
Border
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Shape
Clumping
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Foliage Color
Green
Pest + Disease Resistance
Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Insect Resistant, Disease Resistant
Pollinator + Wildlife Support
Native (Great Lakes Region), Pollinator – Butterflies
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer
Fall Color
Copper-Brown-Bronze
Garden Performance & Beauty
Flowers for Cutting
Environmental Tolerances
Cold Tolerant, Erosion Control
Winter Foliage
Deciduous
