Iris setosa
Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed or Arctic iris has attractive violet, purple, or blue flowers with white and yellow markings.
Description:
Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed or Arctic iris, is distributed around the Arctic Ocean and down temperate coastlines into Alaska and BC in western North American and the Atlantic provinces in the east. It looks like a miniature version of a Siberian iris with attractive violet, purple, or blue flowers with white and yellow markings. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Arctic Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Wet peaty meadows, riversides and open woods, sometimes also in brackish bogs and shorelines.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
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