Play Value: Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): This plant is highly resistant to damage from deer. Distribution: AL, AR, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV Fire Risk Rating: low flammability Wildlife Value: Its flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and bumblebees. Attributes: Genus: Iris Species: cristata Family: Iridaceae Life Cycle: Bulb Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: N.Tags: #showy flowers #poisonous #drought tolerant #pink flowers #spring flowers #cpp #fire low flammability #NC native #herb garden culinary #large flowers #groundcover #naturalizes #cutting garden #spring interest #pollinator plant #native wildflower #wildflower garden #flowers late spring #food source summer #food source herbage #food source nectar #food source pollen #dry soils tolerant #mammals #butterfly friendly #partial shade tolerant #HS302 #problem for cats #problem for dogs #bee friendly #problem for horses #Audubon #woodland garden #dry shade #flowers midspring #perennial #wildlife friendly 'Alba', 'Caerulea', 'Eco White Angel', 'Shenandoah Sky', See this plant in the following landscape: Courtyard Garden Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Slugs and snails are occasional problems. Use this plant for a ground cover in partly shady areas of rock gardens, woodland sites or in a perennial border. It can tolerate full sun but needs more moisture. A too rich soil will encourage foliage growth and no blooms. This plant grows best in partial sun to partial shade, preferring rich, well-drained soil but also grows in the difficult-to-manage dry shade. Following the blooms, the foliage is useful as a ground cover in the woodland shade. It offers an early perennial spring bloom in partly shady areas and grows well in rock gardens and woodland sites. It reaches only 4-9 inches tall and spreads to form a groundcover in its native peaty woodland habitat. See below DescriptionÄwarf crested Iris is a native species in the Iridaceae (iris) family that grows in North Carolina. Phonetic Spelling EYE-riss kris-TAY-tah This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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