Iris fulva

Copper Iris

Arching bright green leaves growing from shallowly rooted compact rhizomes that can form large clumps makes this the perfect plant for moist to wet soils in full sun but also tolerating part shade. Also grows well in sites with wet clayey soils. May be grown in up to 6” of standing water making it suitable to use in water gardens, bog gardens, ponds & stream margins, or moist low spots. Showy copper, red or orange, drooping petals on showy copper colored flowers grow off a slender stalk just slightly taller than the sword-like foliage. Attracts hummingbirds.

Bloom Color

Reddish Brown

Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure

•	Sun
•	Partial Shade

Mature Height

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2' - 4'

Spread Characteristics

•	Rhizomatous - Slow

Season of Interest (Flowering)

•	Spring
•	Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Spring
•	Summer
•	Fall

Pond Zonation

•	Flood Plain - Upland
•	High Marsh - Saturated Soil
•	Low Marsh 0 - 6"

Foliage Color

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Green

Wildlife Benefits

•	Amphibians
•	Bees/Pollinators
•	Hummingbirds

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Wetland Indicator Status

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OBL

Plant Type

•	Bog/Marsh
•	Flowering Perennial
•	Marginal

Attributes

•	Cut Flower
•	Focal Point
•	Great Foliage
•	Mass Planting
•	Native
•	Naturalizing
•	Ornamental Flower
•	Rain Garden
•	Salt Tolerant
•	Storm Water Basin

USDA Hardiness Zone

•	5
•	6
•	7
•	8
•	9
•	10
•	11