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
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, LA, MO, TX