Copper Iris
Iris fulva
Iridaceae
Other names
Tawny Iris
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
Mississippi Valley
Location
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