Slender Blue Iris

Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl. - Iris family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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.