Family: Iris
Season: late spring/early summer

Last Update: 15Jun99

(Michigan Hollow; 20-Jun-96)

(Michigan Hollow; 20-Jun-96)

(June-99; backyard; close-up)

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Blue Flag

A beautiful native iris found on stream/pond sides, often near, or even standing in, high-spring waters. The late-spring blooms last fleetingly, with 2-4 blooms on a stalk. Smaller and shorter than Yellow Flag, prefering stream-sides more than swampy areas. Grows in small rhizome-rings - as common with Iris. Often found around beaver dams.