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Rabbitear Iris Iris laevigata http://www.djibnet.com/photo/ui/iris-laevigata-533207640.html

This Perennial Iris is native to East Asia and Japan that can grow up to 36 in tall. Iris laevigata goes by many common names including Snowdrift iris, Rabbitear iris, and Japanese water iris (not to be confused with Japanese iris). They produce beautiful blue-violet colored flowers, for this reason gardeners throughout the world prize them. Iris laevigata need constant moisture or they will desiccate; they grow well on the edges of ponds and wetlands. Rabbitear iris is an acid-loving plant that requires a pH between 6.5-5.1. Iris laevigata, in combination with other aquatic plants, have been used in artificial wetlands to treat wastewater. These artificial wetlands significantly reduced numbers of pathogenic bacteria and viruses including of E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium, bacteriophage MS-2 and poliovirus in wastewater.


 * Work Cited**

Garden, D. (2012). PlantFiles: Rabbit-Ear Iris, Japanese Water Iris Iris laevigata Retrieved 4/25/12, from http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/61094/

Harris, C. (2009). Laevigata Iris Culture and Care. //Culture and Care// Retrieved 4/25/12, from http://www.mtpleasantiris.com/laevcare.html

Karim, M. R., Glenn, E. P., & Gerba, C. P. (2008). The effect of wetland vegetation on the survival of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, bacteriophage MS-2 and polio virus. //J. Water Health Journal of Water and Health, 6//(2), 167-175.