Common Name:  Southern Blue Flag Iris

Full sun, moderately wet to medium moisture level, adapted to a wide range of soils except rocky, moderately to slightly acid pH.  2-3 ft. height, blooms late spring to early summer, light bluish purple flowers, spreads at a moderate rate by rhizomes and slowly by seed.

Germination Code: C(120)

Native Region:  Lightly statewide

Showy flowers.  Occurs in wetlands in Tennessee, and can only grow in average garden soils if soil is kept uniformly moist. Attracts bees and butterflies.