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versicolor 'Purple Flame' Blue Flag Iris Iris Blue Flag

Exposure
  • Sun or Shade
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 2' 91cm 61cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
Proven Selections
  • Details

    24 - 36 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    46cm - 61cm
    46cm - 61cm

    Features

    The pointed, aubergine-tinged leaves, eventually changing to green as the weather warms, are reason enough to love this Iris. In late spring and early summer, the show turns to the blue-violet blooms borne upon handsome dark stems. 

    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun or Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Spring through Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
    Water Category: 
    Consistent
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Easy to grow.

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