For gardeners looking for a smaller non-bearded iris to grow in container gardens, consider the bright dwarf crested iris, or ...

The blue flag iris, which flourishes in damp soil, ... Blue flag irises grow to be 2 to 3 feet tall, with beautiful violet-blue or purple flowers, surrounded by green sword-like leaves. ...

Hummingbirds are also attracted to the wild blue iris. This plant can be weedy or invasive. It is distasteful to livestock and heavy growths of the plant are a nuisance in pasture land.

Specks of pollen scatter from the wings of a bee as it dives into a giant blue iris in the Barataria Preserve in Marrero on Sunday, March 26, 2017.

Nerd alert facts: The iris is a clump-forming plant with bluish-green, sword-shaped leaves. Its stalks bear three to five violet-blue flowers with a purple veining and inner yellow and white patch.

When this 4-foot-tall beauty opened its violet-blue blooms, we rushed for the camera. ... Giant walking iris is also known as apostle plant for the belief it won't bloom until there are 12 leaves.

The iris plant was first seen around 1749 BC in Syria. The flower has been a favorite of royalty. ... blue violets for “I will always be true” along with blue iris for hope and faith.