Siberian Iris

Iris sibirica

Found in cultivated and escaping or persisting near plantings. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 4 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Iris

Amphipoea americanaAmerican Ear Moth, American Borer
Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
Helotropha reniformisAmerican Crescent Borer, Reniform Celaena, Reniform Helotropha
Macronoctua onustaIris Border Moth, Iris Root Borer
Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth

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—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Iris

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.