Stem: Stem Color: Green Stem Is Aromatic: No.Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Sheath Leaf Arrangement: Rosulate Leaf Shape: Lanceolate Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: No Leaf Width: 1-3 inches Leaf Description: Sword-like.Flowers: Flower Color: White Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Shape: Irregular Flower Petals: 6 petals/rays Flower Size: 1-3 inches Flower Description: Small white flowers of inner erect "standards" and 3 reflexed pendent "falls" marked with yellow crests.Cultural Conditions: Light: Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: High Organic Matter Soil pH: Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Wet Available Space To Plant: 12 inches-3 feet NC Region: Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Bulb Perennial Poisonous Wildflower Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.Attributes: Genus: Iris Species: cristata Family: Iridaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Naturalizing, woodlands, rock gardens, native gardens, Life Cycle: Bulb Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Root Cutting Seed Fire Risk Rating: low flammability Wildlife Value: Attractive to bees and hummingbirds Play Value: Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Deer.Tags: #hummingbirds #poisonous #perennials #white flowers #dwarf #cpp #deer resistant #native garden #groundcover #naturalizes #spring interest #pollinator plant #wildflower garden #wet soils tolerant #spring flowering bulbs #partial shade tolerant #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #woodland garden See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Its narrow, yellowish-green leaves are shorter than standard Iris but retain the knife-edge shape. It can be planted from seed or rhizomes can be divided in the fall to propagate. #WHITE IRIS FULL#It can tolerate marshes and even shallow water, in partial to full shade. Multiplying to a dense growth in conditions of rich, well-drained soil, it can create a woodland floor of color in early spring and a good groundcover through the summer. Small white flowers with yellow-crested falls, rather than blue, are a bright addition to a dark, shady, naturalized area. This cultivar of Iris cristata is a dwarf crested low-growing, at 3-6 inches tall, native Iris which spreads quickly. Phonetic Spelling EYE-ris kris-TAY-tuh AL-ba This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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