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Dwarf Crested Iris (bud)
Iris cristata
38.5278, -82.4366
Field Notes
Description:
This is a small iris, its clusters of narrow, pointed leaves ranging in height from only 4-16 in. The sepals of the its blue-violet flowers are distinctly marked with a central yellow or white, purple striped band. Crested ridges called beards occur along the band. One (occasionally 2) violet-blue flower with 6 spreading, petal-like parts, atop a short slender stalk.
Habitat:
Growing in my garden.
Notes:
I transplanted several of these from (from my Mom’s wooded yard) in Western North Carolina around 10 years ago. They’ve been springtime bloomers ever since!!
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