NAME:  MissourI Iris

OTHER COMMON NAMES:  Rocky Mountain Iris / Western Blue Flag / Wild Blue Iris / Missouri Flag

SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Iris Missouriensis syn. Iris Montana

COLOR:  Light - Medium Blue with Purple Streaks & Yellow Throats

PLANT SEEDS:  Fall sow seeds or cold stratify

BLOOM TIME:  May - June

HARDINESS ZONE:  3 - 8

PLANT HEIGHT:  12 - 24"

PLANT SPACING:  8 - 12"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES:  Average - Wet

QUANTITY:  50 Seeds

OTHER:  The Missouri Iris is native to western Canada & The US. They are very showy, with up to 4 flowers per stem, each measuring 3 - 4" wide. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, & HUMMINGBIRDS. This Iris will form colonies once it’s established. They prefer moist soil, especially up until they flower, & can grow in fairly average garden conditions, bogs, wet meadows, or streamside. They are deer & rabbit resistant, which is great because they make a great cut flower & you won’t have to fight with any critters to get them.