Sunday, June 26, 2011

Wild Iris

Blue Flag Iris -  Iris versicolor

Also commonly known as the Northern Iris.  As you can see it comes in several color variations.  A beautiful and delicate wildflower it propagates by means of an underground rhizome.  Native cultures used the root for medicinal purposes.

As wet as it has been this spring this is the largest crop of wild iris we can recall in decades.

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