Iris lacustris

A plant similar to I. cristata, Creeping iris with fine rhizomes. The State Wildflower of Michigan is an attractive miniature iris with showy, petite, palest blue flowers on this variety, which open from mid October and are borne singly on short stems which are no more than 7cm tall, and are becoming increasingly uncommon in the wild. In the wild Iris lacustris is usually found growing in slightly acidic, moist, sandy, or rocky soils, in sun-dappled, forested openings, often near the lake shore.