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Key characteristics

Family: Iridaceae
Height: 18 to 24 inches
Width: 12 to 18 inches
Flower color: Soft salmon pink to warm coral flowers with golden yellow centers
Foliage color: Narrow upright bright green swordlike leaves
Bloom time: Late summer to fall
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor and remove spent flower stems
Growing zone: USDA zones 6 to 9
Wildlife: Attracts bees and butterflies

Perennials

Schizostylis coccinea 'Oregon Sunset'

Oregon Sunset Crimson Flag

Schizostylis coccinea 'Oregon Sunset' forms clumps of narrow, sword shaped green leaves that create a tidy, upright fan of foliage through the growing season. In late summer through fall, slender stems carry open, star shaped flowers in salmon to coral tones, each bloom composed of six narrow petals surrounding delicate stamens that extend slightly beyond the floral center.

The species originates from southern Africa, where it grows along streambanks and moist grasslands.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late summer to fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias

Design tip

Late flowers extend the season, so set it behind or beside plants that finish in midsummer. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.