Blue Flag Iris (Native Ontario Wildflower)
Other Common Names: American Blue Flag, Dagger Flower, Flag Lily, Larger Blue Flag, Multi-coloured Blue Flag, Poison Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag
French Names: Iris versicolore
Habitat: Marshes, shallow water, preferring sun to part shade and wet feet
Flowers: Its deep blue flowers bloom in July atop stems that reach 60-90 cm.
- Perennial that spreads by fleshy rhizomes
- Ripe seed pod will split open and release seeds
- Muskrats will not eat the rhizomes
Irises make an attractive display in shallow water
All parts of the plant are toxic
