Wild Flag Iris

Iris pseudacorusIn the margins of the pond we grow two irises. The tallest at more than a metre high is Iris pseudacorus, our native yellow flag iris. It has clear yellow flowers in May and June and dense foliage for around ten months of the year. A pair of moorhens build their nest in this iris every year using last years faded leaves to raise the nest above the water level.

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