Iridaceae
Giant blue iris
Iris giganticaerulea
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant blue iris
Synonyms
- Iris aurilinea Alexander
- Iris citricristata Small
- Iris elephantina Small
- Iris fluviatilis Small
- Iris giganticaerulea f. miraculosa (Small) N.C.Hend.
- Iris hexagona var. giganticaerulea (Small) R.C.Foster
- Iris miraculosa Small
- Iris venulosa Alexander
- Iris wherryana Small
- Limniris giganticaerulea (Small) Rodion.
- Phaeiris giganticaerulea (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irvin Louque, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irvin Louque, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Team New Orleans, US Army Corps of Engineers, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Team New Orleans, US Army Corps of Engineers, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Irvin Louque, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Irvin Louque, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.