3.  Has blue – violet rarely white flowers  Purple veins on the petals  Very erect and graceful stems  Very colorful and beautiful plants to add to the rain garden  Handsome foliage all season

5.  2-3 feet tall  Spreads about 18 – 24 inches

6.  Bloom time: May, June, July, and August ◦ Can be enjoyed by both children during the summer program and during normal school

7.  Needs sun to part shade  Poisonous  Doesn’t commonly grow in Illinois  May be replaced Wait… I have PROBLEMS!?!?!?!?! Iris virginica

8.  Found very commonly in Illinois (even Naperville!)  Found in many same environments like Iris versicolor

9.  Has attractive colors and petals  Is good for the garden’s environment  Even if it doesn’t grow well, there is a good replacement flower  Attracts birds, humming birds, insects  The summer school program can enjoy it

11. Iris versicolor. (2012). Retrieved from Rain Scaping.org: http://www.rainscaping.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=80. Wasowski, S. (2002). Iris versicolor. Retrieved from Wildflower center: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=IRVE2. Our native irises: Blue flag irises. (Mar. 5, 2012). Retrieved from US Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/blueflag/iris_versicolor.shtml