Yellow Iris

$24.99

Bright yellow blooms with a distinctive upright form.

What’s included

One plant in the selected nursery size, unless the option specifies a pack. Decorative pots, planting materials, and installation are separate. Plants vary in height and fullness.

Local delivery & building access

We serve Edgewater, Brickell, Downtown Miami, and Wynwood. Same-day delivery depends on availability and route capacity. Delivery fees are quoted separately. For high-rise deliveries, share your building access and elevator requirements with our team.

A LITTLE LOCAL GROWING KNOW-HOW

Help your Yellow Iris feel at home.

Iris pseudacorus

01 · Sun requirements

Find its light

Full sun, at least 6 hours of direct light.

02 · Indoor / outdoor

Make room, indoors or out

Best outdoors in a landscape bed or a suitably large container; not a typical indoor houseplant.

03 · Soil & amendments

Start with good soil

Moist to wet soil in a contained planting. Use a loam-based aquatic mix if grown in a pond basket; avoid loose fertilizer or compost entering waterways.

04 · Water requirements

Water with care

Keep consistently moist to wet. This is a wet-site plant, unlike drought-tolerant border plants. Prevent seed or rhizome escape into ponds, drains and natural wetlands.

05 · Growing habit

Give it room to grow

Vigorous rhizomatous perennial with sword-shaped foliage about 3 ft tall; spreads by both seeds and rhizomes.

06 · Zones & cold protection

Know your growing zone

Zone 9b is within the usual range. In zones 10–11, confirm local heat and humidity performance before permanent planting; winter hardiness alone does not establish suitability.

Yellow flag iris can invade wetlands. Keep contained, remove seed heads, and never discard roots near waterways. Tropical zone 11 performance is not assured.

Growing notes & sources · reviewed 2026-10-06

Plant size, moisture needs and cold tolerance vary with cultivar, exposure and establishment. Check the root zone before watering; nursery pot size is not mature plant size.

USDA zones describe average annual extreme winter lows, not indoor light, summer heat, salt exposure or drainage. 9b: 25–30°F; 10a: 30–35°F; 10b: 35–40°F; 11a: 40–45°F; 11b: 45–50°F. About USDA zones ↗