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Bartram's ixia

Iridaceae

Form:

flower

Size:

to 1 ft tall by to 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

blue,purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

spring ephemeral

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Recommended Uses:

Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible when not in flower. Grow in a wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Is endemic to only a few counties in NE Florida and does best in a fire-controlled habitat.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bumblebees (Huegel, C. 2013. Palmetto 31: 3-6)

Native Habitats:

Wet to mesic flatwoods. Does well in fire-maintained habitats.