Yellow Flag, Yellow Iris

Yellow Flag
Common Name(s):
Yellow Flag, Yellow Iris
Scientific Name:
Iris pseudacorus
Family:
Iridaceae
Iris Family
Flower:
4" Iris flower with 3 wide Sepals(Falls) and very small standards.
Leaves:
Long Flat Blades from Bulb/Root. Leaves Sheath the Flower Stem.
Plant:
1-3' tall leaves and Flower Stems grow from bulb or tuberous root.
General Comments:
Grows in marshes or moist soils.

Larger Blue Flag

Larger Blue Flag
Common Name(s):
Larger Blue Flag
Scientific Name:
Iris versicolor
Family:
Iridaceae
Iris Family
Flower:
4" wide flower with deep blue/violet petals marked with yellow on the falls.
Leaves:
Long Flat 1/2-1" wide leaves grow from root.
Plant:
1-2' tall leaves and stems grow in fresh water marshes and along banks of ponds.
General Comments:
There is a lot of variety among the Blue Flag Irises, The prismatica has narrower leaves and the giganticaerulea has broader leaves. There is also variation in the coloration of the flower.

White Blue-eyes Grass

White Blue-eyes Grass
Common Name(s):
White Blue-eyes Grass
Scientific Name:
Sisyrinchium albidum
Family:
Iridaceae
Iris Family
Flower:
1/2"-1" white six petaled flower with yellow center. Sometimes very pale blue. Stem is sheathed with a leaf-like brach all the way to the top.
Leaves:
Slender flat grass-like leaves grow from root.
Plant:
Leaves and Stems grow in a grass-like clump.
General Comments:
One of the many species of Blue-eyed grass.

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