Iris setosa
Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed or Arctic iris has attractive violet, purple, or blue flowers with white and yellow markings.
Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed or Arctic iris, is distributed around the Arctic Ocean and down temperate coastlines into Alaska and BC in western North American and the Atlantic provinces in the east. It looks like a miniature version of a Siberian iris with attractive violet, purple, or blue flowers with white and yellow markings. Attracts bees, butterflies and sometimes hummingbirds. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Arctic Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Wet peaty meadows, riversides and open woods, sometimes also in brackish bogs and shorelines as well as rocky, coastal areas not far from the high tide line.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, North America, Asia - China and Japan, North Central and Eastern Asia
