Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus)

Family: Iridaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The seed is said to make an excellent coffee substitute as long as it is well roasted. Caution is advised, it might be poisonous. — The seed is said to make an excellent coffee substitute as long as it is well roasted.; Caution is advised, it might be poisonous.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp marshy areas, swampy woods and in shallow water or wet ground on the edges of rivers and ditches. Often found in shady places. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)