Common Name: Dwarf Crested Iris
Botanical Name: Iris cristata
Plant family: Iridaceae
Location: Art Trail, Tulip Tree Trail
Growing zone: 4-9
Height: 4-8 in.
Spread: 10-12 in.
Bloom time: June, July
Bloom description: Violet-blue to pale-blue flowers with crested sepals that grow close to the ground.
Leaf type: Broad, arching leaves hug the ground to form a mass of light green.
Garden uses: A great plant to use as a formal border or to naturalize in a woodland garden. Rich woodlands with part sun or shade and moist soil produce strong colonies. Dwarf Crested Iris can also be used as a native groundcover.