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Zigzag Iris

Iris brevicaulis

Zigzag iris is a Louisiana iris with rich blue-violet flowers on distinctively bent stems, thriving in wet, rich soils and at pond edges in sun to part shade.

Family

Iridaceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

0.75–1 ft

Spacing

0.75–1 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

moist, wet

Soil pH

acidic

Bloom

March, April

Bloom colors

white, yellow, blue, purple

Wildlife value

songbirds

Landscape uses

naturalizing, rain garden

Native states

AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, TX