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Species Iris |
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Oregon Flag |
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Iris |
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Toughleaf Iris |
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Oregon Iris |
| Iris tenax | Accepted |
| Iris tenax subsp. klamathensis | Synonym |
| Classification: | Species |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Mar 1, 2019 9:31 AM Native in the Pacific NW, west of the Cascades from Washington to California. Found in open fields and at forest edges. Forms large clumps from slender rhizomes. Flowers are usually a shade of purple, but occasionally are white or yellow. [ Reply to this comment | |
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| Kevin Vaughn Hybridizing Clinic April 27-29, 2018 by valleylynn | Nov 6, 2018 12:06 PM | 727 |
| Snohomish County Native Plant Sale by Bonehead | Jan 1, 2017 12:04 PM | 12 |
| Salt tolerant plants by eclayne | Oct 10, 2020 8:42 PM | 133 |
| Codifying abbreviations. by eclayne | Mar 24, 2012 5:14 PM | 44 |
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