Scientific Name
Iris versicolor

Common Name
Larger blue flag iris

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 2 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: 2.5 to 4 inch showy downward curved violet-blue sepals with yellow base; boldly veined; three petals
Flowering Season: Early summer
Foliage: 8 to 32 inch swordlike pale green to grayish green leaves
Site: Marshes, wet meadows, wet ditches, swamps
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