Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database


Iris setosa (Wild Flag)

 

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Liliopsida – Monocotyledons

Subclass

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 Liliidae

Order

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 Liliales

Family

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 Iridaceae – Iris family

Genus

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 Iris L. – iris

Species

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 Iris setosa Pall. ex Link – beachhead iris

Variety

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 Iris setosa Pall. ex Link var. interior E.S. Anderson – wild flag

A beautiful blue iris reaching 24” found at low elevations along the west coast of Alaska and Canada (and also in China and Japan).

Wild flag likes wet areas and does very well in a moist garden.

Bear in mind that the plant will spread considerably and benefits greatly from dividing every few years.

USDA zones 2-8. (Note--this plant is poisonous, especially the rhizome.)

For a short comparison of northwest native iris, click here.

              
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