Iris fulva 26/1 Restock light honey long tied to

light honey long tied to the pinewoods and bogs of the South

and the smooth foliage makes the plant safe and pleasant beside walks and seating

the petals splashed with irregular white

Plant it in full sun to a little afternoon shade

each a clear five-petaled cup around a central column of fused stamens

Iris fulva 26/1 Restock light honey long tied toAmong the wild irises of North America, Iris fulva is the one that broke the color rules. Where the family runs to blues, purples, and yellows, the copper iris opens in warm coppery red to burnt orange, a shade no other native iris offers, carried on slender stems in late spring and early summer with a soft, slightly drooping poise. The Latin fulva, meaning tawny or reddish brown, records that unusual color, and the common names, copper iris and red