close up of leaf of italian parsley
close up of leaf of italian parsley

Orris

Iris x germanica var. florentina
Iridaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Perianth segments nearly white with traces of blue or purple; often confused with I. albicans (DS 3). Flowers white, slightly flushed with blue; late spring blooming. This plant has been much confused with I. albicans, from which it differs in the flowers being neither pure white nor blue, and the bracts beingbrown-papery. Lateral flowers, if present, are borne on short stalks. It is probably an albino cultivar close to I. xgermanica (DS 194).

Source of plant

Ethel Little

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

fragrance, other ethnobotanical uses, notable texture