Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica)Blue Flag iris Iris virginica is also known commonly as Virginia iris. This is a beautiful flowering perennial native along coastal plains in Florida. The flowers are flightly fragrant and vary in color from dark violet to pinkish white. The sepals have some yellow to yellow orange at the crest. These plants boom typically from April to May and go dormant in the winter. Blue Flag Iris does best in full to part shade, in wet to moist sandy soil. In the

Drought tolerant

but plants have a high yield and a long blooming period

Fruit color: red

Native Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is an herbaceous perennial that grows low about half a foot tall and spreads approximately readily by runners making it a good groundcover

It has stiff

providing a lush carpet of greenery accented by its cheerful blooms

It does well in both full sun and moderate shade

Flower color: white

Bees and butterflies love the flowers and birds enjoy the mature fruit

reaching 2–5 feet tall and spreading 1–2

water edges and moist meadows

Perfect for backpack