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Oregon Native: Siskiyou Iris

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Plant Name:  Iris bracteata
Common name:  Siskiyou Iris
Plant Type:  Perennial
Plant Height:  1’ 
Bloom Time: Spring &  Summer
Flower Color: Golden Yellow to Creamy White
Exposure:  Sun to Shade
Soil Requirements:  Prefers Sandy or Loamy Soil
Water Need:  Low to Medium
Attributes: Deer Resistant
Uses: Wildflower Gardens, Perennial Beds, Native Gardens, Woodland Gardens 
Note:  In the wild it grows in sunny to shady areas in dry pine forests or in sunny in meadow openings.
Native to:  California & Oregon
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member/ Master Gardener

Photo by John McRae, U.S. Forest Service https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/Pacific_Coast/iris_bracteata.shtml

Horticulture Report: Native Iris

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Siskiyou Iris

Rarity: Uncommon

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Siskiyou Iris

Flowering Time: Late Spring
Flower Color: Large, pale-cream to deep golden-yellow flowers, with prominent reddish-brown or purple lines. .
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 12 inches
Found In: Klamath – Siskiyou Mountains of SW Oregon & NW California
Native: Yes
Habitat: Found among pine needles in shaded areas in dry pine forest, or in meadows in the shade of large shrubs, or bracken ferns.

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas
Taken: June 7, 2017
Location: Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument