Iridaceae
Copper iris
Iris fulva
Also known as Limniris fulva, Red iris, Neubeckia fulva, Iris cupraea
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Wetland · Rain Garden · Pond Edge · Louisiana Iris · Copper Flowers · Iridaceae · Perennial · Wildlife · Southeast Us
Copper iris is a stunning native Louisiana iris bearing distinctive brick-red to copper-orange blooms in spring, thriving in moist to wet soils along pond edges, rain gardens, and stream banks. It performs best in part shade to full sun and appreciates consistent moisture or even shallow standing water. Divide clumps every 3-4 years after flowering to maintain vigor and encourage abundant blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist, especially during the growing season; tolerates wet conditions better than most irises · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Red
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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