A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Southern blue flag
Iris virginica
Native violet flowers and upright leaves thrive where an ordinary border stays too wet.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Keep soil moist or wet; tolerates shallow water but should not dry out.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1–2½ ft tall · 1–3 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–9
- Garden role
- Flowers for a wet border
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of orange daylily.
Hemerocallis fulva
Try southern blue flag for flowers for a wet border.
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Photo credits & licenses
Southern blue flag: Justin Meissen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Orange daylily: Swallowtail Garden Seeds · CC BY 2.0
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