Copper Iris

Other names

Tawny Iris

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Mississippi Valley

Location

Treman Woodland Walk

Source of plant

Arrowhead Alpines

Description

Robust Louisiana iris to 90cm; rhizomes slender, green. Leaves 1.5-2.5cm wide, green, ensiform. Flowers to 6.5cm diameter, bright red to rust, orange or rarely deep yellow; tube to 2.5cm; falls and standards hanging downwards, falls oblanceolate, to 2.5cm wide, blunt, narrowed to a claw, standards broad, truncate, notched, to 5x2cm.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5