Slender Blue Iris

Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.

Iris family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
32 inches
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Bombus; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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