Copper Iris

Not your typical Iris, the unique native flowering perennial, Copper Iris (Iris fulva) features showy coppery red to orange petals! Not only is the color unique, but the open drooping petals and spreading sepals really set this Iris apart from the rest! Each petal has a dab of gold, and the hue of these flowers can vary slightly because of their native diversity, but we guarantee each will be stunning!

Your bouquets and visiting pollinators will adore them nonetheless! These amazing blooms stand tall atop slender stems and rise over the clumps of sword-like green leaves. Waving like coppery wands for all to see, 2-3 feet in height and spreading 1-2 feet wide.

Like landing pads for beneficial insects and butterflies, even an odd Hummingbird may arrive to sip the nectar, these slightly fragrant flowers are short lived, but there are multiple buds per stem. Profusely flowering for about 3 - 4 weeks throughout April to June. Native Copper Iris are hardy and adaptable native herbaceous flowering perennials that can be found throughout USDA growing zones 5 to 9.

Planting and Application:

This beautiful southern US native Iris is a resident of wet and swampy areas, ponds, along streams and moist woodlands. But they can be grown in moist wildflower gardens, sunny pollinator borders, and around water features in your more urban properties. Ideal for Rain Gardens, and where the gutters drain, these water-loving perennial Iris even love partial to dappled shade gardens and understories!

Native Iris plants and their distinctly flat-topped flowers are lovely in cut flower gardens, so plant extra plants to fill your bouquets with uniquely hued focal points yet still have plenty for garden visitors outdoors. Plant in pollinator borders, by the HVAC unit drain, or in the moist mixed perennial and Cottage Garden where all can benefit from the nectar and pollen resource.

• Varying Coppery Red to Orange Flat-Topped Flowers
• Hardy, Adaptable Wetland Native Wildflower
• Sword-Like Green Leaves & Upright Clumps
• Slightly Fragrant Blossoms
• Great Pollinator Resource & Cut Flower
• Moist Landscapes, Water Features & Rain Gardens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Copper Iris is very easy to grow and planting Iris is too! Plant in a full sun location in the cooler regions of their favored growing zones and in planting sites that are high moisture. In warmer areas and drier sites, choose a partial shade to afternoon shade location. Any well-drained rich soil works great and Iris appreciates a 3-4 inch thick layer of arborist mulch to keep moisture in better and enrich the soil. Iris rhizomes tend to be close to the surface, so mulch helps protect their crowns from freezes. Deadhead flowers as soon as they fade, and cut back the leaves to the ground after frost kills the tops back in the autumn.

• Full Sun to Dappled/Partial/Afternoon Shade
• High to Average Moisture Needs - Native Wetland Plant
• Any Well-Drained Enriched Soil
• Deadhead After Bloom & Prune Back After Frost
• Deer Don’t Favor This Perennial!

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