Iris germanica
This plant has poison characteristics. See below.
- Common Name(s):
- Bearded iris, German iris, Rhizomatous iris
- Cultivar(s):
- Harvest of Memories, Sugar Blues
- Categories:
- Perennials, Poisonous Plants, Summer Bulbs
- Description:
- Perennial herbs from a rhizome or bulb; leaves strap-like, overlapping at base, oriented in one plane; flowers 1-several at the top of a naked stem, 6-parted with 3 outer, spreading or pendent "falls" and 3 inner, erect "standards", variously colored; fruit a capsule.
- Season:
- Summer
- Light:
- Full-AM Sun
- Color:
- Most colors
- Height:
- 4-48 in. (5-120 cm)
- Depth:
- Even with soil surface
- Organ:
- Rhizome
- Hardiness:
- Hardy II - injured below 14 degrees F (-10C)
- Storage:
- Store rhizomes in peat at 35 degrees F (2C)
- Poison Part:
- Rhizomes (thickened roots) and rootstocks, fresh or dry.
- Poison Delivery Mode:
- Ingestion, dermatitis.
- Symptoms:
- Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, elevated temperature following ingestion; skin irritation upon contact with seeds, rootstock, or cell sap.
- Toxic Principle:
- Irisin, iridin, or irisine.
- Severity:
- CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN. SKIN IRRITATION MINOR, OR LASTING ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES.
- Found in:
- Houseplant or interiorscape; forest or natural area in native woodlands, marshes, and shallow water; landscape in flower gardens
NCCES plant id: 902
Iris germanica