Days To Germination: 7-25 days
Planting Depth: 1/8- ¼ inch
Spacing, Seed: 1 inch
Spacing, Plant: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Light:  Full Sun

SOWING: Sow the seeds in moist peat moss in flats in the fall. When seedlings appear the following spring transplant them to a protected nursery bed and grow them there for a year before moving them to a permanent location.

THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING: When plants are one year old move to a permanent location 6 to 12 inches apart.

GERMINATION: 7-25 days, depending upon soil and weather conditions.

SUGGESTIONS: Keep plants moderately moist. Plants like a moist, well drained soil. Reseeds itself readily if left undisturbed.

Iris, Wild Blue
Iris Missourians

Perennial (Permanent plant). A hardy, rhizomatous. Has beautiful, large blossoms in various shades of blue. Each blossom consists of three erect petals and three larger outer petal-like sepals, usually the same color as the petals, which ordinarily curve downward from the base of the flower and are marked with crests of a contrasting color. The leaves are sword-like and bluish-green. Great for the flower garden, rock garden, moist soils, and slopes. Spreads readily.

• Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
• Sunlight: Full Sun/Partial Sun
• Bloom Period: Summer