Educate Yourself About the Crested Iris

Crested Iris

Crested Iris (Iris cristata) is a perennial ground cover that grows about 1ft (.3m) tall in clumps, and is native from Maryland south to Georgia, and west to Missouri. Its beautiful lavender blue flowers and great cover it provides for visiting birds like native sparrows, towhees, and thrushes will surely enhance the beauty of your bird feeding garden.

Placing a decorative stone birdbath in the middle of this ground cover, might turn out picture perfect. The Crested Iris likes partial to full sun, and will grow great in well-drained moist soil and is a rapidly spreading ground cover.