Photographs: Co. Cork

Yellow Iris / Yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus Feileastram Family: Iridaceae Flowering time: May-July. Perennial. Native. Yellow flowers with purple veins on strong, erect stems, the seed pods splitting to reveal brown seeds. Deciduous long sword-shaped leaves grow from underground rhizomes and can spread widely. Height: 40-150 cm. Very common on marshy ground, wet fields and in and beside streams and ponds throughout Ireland Related:Stinking Iris, I. foetidissima. Purple flowers, evergreen leaves

Yellow Flag Iris, Iris pseudacorus, Feileastram