Photo credit
(c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Care
- Do not let the soil dry out during the growing season.
Virginia Iris
Iris virginica
Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 12 kinds of caterpillars
- Flower color
- Blue or purple
- Bloom
- March to June
- Height
- 1–2.5 feet
- Spread
- 1–3 feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Moist to standing water
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to West Virginia (state-specific source)