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Iris crocea
Also called Golden Iris
Golden Flag (Iris crocea) is a hardy rhizomatous perennial from the western Himalaya, grown for its large yellow flowers in early summer. It thrives in full sun, rich well-drained soil that stays moist in the growing season, and is best left undisturbed once planted.
Iris crocea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and the series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, found in Kashmir. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is also commonly known as Golden Iris or Golden Flag. It was also known as Iris aurea for a long time, before that was regarded as a synonym of Iris crocea.
Iris crocea is hardy to USDA Zones 3 – 10. Known to be hardy to −20OC. It is known to be tough and reliable in the UK. It is tolerant of a light frost. It grows well on likes rich, well drained soils such as, heavy loam in the UK. It is tolerant of clay soils.
It likes mildly acidic to mildly alkaline soils. It prefers positions in full sun. It also prefers to be moist during the growing season. It resents being disturbed after being planted.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris crocea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
