Iris brevicaulis 26/1 Restock Treated with that respect

Treated with that respect

The airy foliage pairs well with lower shrubs and perennials that carry the earlier season

Given rich soil and ample water

rounded mophead clusters of sterile florets open pale and cream

with aromatic foliage that adds a second sense to the display

Iris brevicaulis 26/1 Restock Treated with that respectIris brevicaulis is the low, quiet member of a famous clan. One of the five wild species known collectively as the Louisiana irises, the plant carries broad blue to violet flowers on curiously kinked, zigzagging stems, so short that the blooms rarely clear the fan of sword shaped leaves. Botanists call that back and forth habit fractiflex, and the trait gives the plant one of the common names, zigzag iris; the Latin brevicaulis, short stemmed, records