Iris x germanica

Iris x germanica bearded iris

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is cultivated Synonyms:   Iris germanica
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Cultivated and occasionally presisitng on roadsides or near abandoned homesteads.

See distribution at BONAP map.

Wetland code: Not classified

Flowers May to June.

Flowers  multi-colored, 3 recurved outer sepals('falls') bearded on the median line, 3 erect-arching petals('standards'); stamens at base of sepals covered by 3 petaloid stigma lobes

Leaves  sword-shaped, erect, glaucous

Stems  avg. 2.5 feet

Rhizomes  stout

Height  2-3 feet

Iris x germanica bearded iris

Plant grows in the wild/spontaneouslyPlant is cultivated
Synonyms:   Iris germanica
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Plant Life-Form
perennial forb
Common Names
bearded iris German iris