Shasta Iris
Iris tenuissima
Shasta iris is a northern California woodland iris with pale cream-and-veined flowers over slender clumps, suited to dry shade beneath oaks and pines.
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA