IRIDACEAE

White Flag Iris, Butterfly Iris

 

leaves 0.1m - 0.75m (10-75cm) long 

White and yellow with purple lines on tall stalks. 

Papery capsule 

Perennial herb 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath 

A widespread iris of sandy, peaty or rocky places.Common in a wide range of situations, coastal dunes and scrub, heaths, rocky banks, under light forest cover and on the margins of wet sclerophyll forest, sea level to c.1000m 

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy 

Hardy 

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Has been identified as being used in traditional Palawa basket weaving. Attracts birds. Suitable below powerlines. 

Three-lobed cylindrical capsule found at the end of old flower stems.each capsule contains numerous flattened seeds , red-brown when ripe 

Standard 

 

 

Germinates readily. Dry until capsules open, clean by sieving. 

3- 80 days 

Yes 

 

 

Yes