Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata Aiton - Iris family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Hummingbirds

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.