Iris domestica

Blackberry-lily, Blackberry lily

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - August
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: September

Unlike most irises, Blackberry-lily's 3 sepals and 3 petals are almost exactly the same length, looking more like a lily than a typical iris. Its flowers are typically orange to orange-yellow, mottled with red or purple. Blackberry-lily gets its common name from the mature seed clusters resembling blackberries, with round, shiny black seeds.

24 September 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA	24 September 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA	24 September 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA	15 July 2023 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
15 July 2023 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (emerging flowers)	15 July 2023 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	15 July 2023 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	14 July 2022 Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA (darker, more purple flowers, possibly an escaped varietal)

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