Marathon Pundit: Blue flag iris after a prescribed burn

One of the most eye-catching flowers I know of is the blue flag iris, which is native to the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. It prefers wetland over grasslands, but Morton Grove's Miami Woods restored prairie, where you can find these beauties, is damp enough for the irises.

Earlier this spring the prairie was the site of a prescribed burn. This is the first photograph of a flower since my post about it.

In other Morton Grove forest preserves the yellow iris is prevalent. However, that flower is not native to North America.