Hermodactylus / Iris tuberosus

Wonderfully exotic, wonderfully fragrant, late winter flowering Iris from the Mediterranean regions in unique colors of beige and purple blue. To 12-18" tall. Rhizomatous and forming colonies that love sun and gritty soil. Seemingly, the more extreme the climate, the better. Though this Iris would hate hothouse conditions, it has grown and flowered profusely adjacent to a heat loving tuberose. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.

SNAKE'S HEAD IRIS

Iridaceae