Iris virginica
SOUTHERN BLUE FLAG IRIS, GREAT VIRGINIA IRIS
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Iris virginica, with the common name Southern Blue Flag Iris, Great Blue Flag, Virginia blue flag, Virginia iris, is native to central and eastern North America. It grows up to 0.6-0.9 m (2-3 ft) tall. The flowers, which bloom May to July, are blue to blue-violet and are a standard iris shape. Each flower has 3 drooping sepals, called "falls", that have white marks and yellow near the throat, and 3 upright petals, called "standards". Flowers measure 3-13 cm (1-5 in) across.
Iris virginica is native in the United States from Nebraska to the west, Florida and Texas to the south, New York to the east, and the Canadian border to the north. In Canada, it is native in Ontario and Quebec. It grows in wet areas, sometimes in shallow water, including marshes, wet meadows, swamps, river bottoms, sloughs, ditches, bottomland prairies, edges of sinkhole ponds, and in shallow water.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per packet: 8
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 6 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18C, 59-68F) for them to germinate. Germination can be erratic, generally 30-90 days after the warming period for most seeds, though some can take longer.
Iris virginica
SOUTHERN BLUE FLAG IRIS, GREAT VIRGINIA IRIS
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Iris virginica, with the common name Southern Blue Flag Iris, Great Blue Flag, Virginia blue flag, Virginia iris, is native to central and eastern North America. It grows up to 0.6-0.9 m (2-3 ft) tall. The flowers, which bloom May to July, are blue to blue-violet and are a standard iris shape. Each flower has 3 drooping sepals, called "falls", that have white marks and yellow near the throat, and 3 upright petals, called "standards". Flowers measure 3-13 cm (1-5 in) across.
Iris virginica is native in the United States from Nebraska to the west, Florida and Texas to the south, New York to the east, and the Canadian border to the north. In Canada, it is native in Ontario and Quebec. It grows in wet areas, sometimes in shallow water, including marshes, wet meadows, swamps, river bottoms, sloughs, ditches, bottomland prairies, edges of sinkhole ponds, and in shallow water.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Seeds per packet: 8
Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 6 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15-18C, 59-68F) for them to germinate. Germination can be erratic, generally 30-90 days after the warming period for most seeds, though some can take longer.