Yellow flag iris is an excellent example of a plant that is benign, even beneficial, in its native habitat of Northern Europe, where harsh winters keep it in check, but is a worrisome nuisance ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Some plants need to come with a warning label, including the yellow flag iris. Twenty or so years ago, I dug one out of my mother’s side yard to transplant into my ...

They produce a “fruit” seed pod that contains numerous pale brown seeds. If their seeds or rhizome clumps wash into a lake, they can easily spread to other areas.

I was not happy, though, to see several different Asian irises suggested, most especially the highly invasive yellow flag iris.

Yellow flag iris blooms late spring. It grows in wet, boggy locations, and tolerates shallow fresh water. It spreads by underground rhizomes and seeds, and by human cultivation.

The seeds harvested from dried pods sprout reliably, and, left to themselves, your clumps of African iris will produce new plants around them each year.

Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) is an aquatic perennial native to Europe and the Mediterranean area. It was originally introduced as an ornamental but has since escaped. It invades areas along ...

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

Know your alien invasive plants: Yellow Flag Iris Hillcrest Conservancy will produce weekly articles regarding the various alien invasive plant species in the Highway area to help the community ...

A public hearing regarding noxious weed designation for an invasive species was conducted Monday at a joint meeting of the Lincoln County Weed Board and county commissioners.

The Iris pseudacorus, or yellow flag iris, is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa, but is a regulated invasive plant in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin.

Hillcrest Conservancy will produce weekly articles regarding the various alien invasive plant species in the Highway area to help the community identify and eliminate them.