We have a creek (the city calls it a drainage ditch, but that is not how it shows on maps) going through our yard. There is at least a little water in it (a few inches deep) year round; when it rains in the winter, there is higher water rushing through.

I have this iris planted right in the creek, up against the creek bank. The iris gets way too much shade, and such light as it does get is mostly filtered, but the patch is slowly growing and it does bloom for me. Doubtless it would do better with more sun, but I think it's a testimony to this iris that it is blooming and multiplying in its location.

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