Iris pseudacorus
(Flag iris, yellow flag)
Plant type
Herbaceous perennial
Height & spread
0.9-1.5m x indefinite
Wildlife benefit
Dragonfly and damselfly plant
- Beardless, yellow flowered iris, native to Britain. Flowers in mid- and late summer.
- Too vigorous for the small pond unless restricted in planting baskets.
- Emergent stems are good for dragonfly and damselfly larvae to emerge on.
- May attract the passing bee.