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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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