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Stinking gladwyn

Iris foetidissima

Common Name: Stinking gladwyn
Genus: Iris
Species: foetidissima

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Category: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants

Height: 0.90 m (90 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)

Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: June
Foliage Type: Semi Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple, Yellow
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Clay/Heavy or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Will tolerant a wide range of soil moisture levels
Features: Has interesting/colourful ornamental fruit

A useful iris as it tolerates both shade and dry soil. Nicknamed the stinking iris it has bright green strappy leaves that smell a little when crushed and rather shy pale lemon and purple flowers in late spring. In autumn the seed pods burst open to reveal beads of bright orange berries. Plant it in bold swathes in difficult areas of the garden where little else will grow. It self seeds freely.

Garden care: Plant shallowly with the upper part of the rhizome sitting on the surface of the soil incorporating plenty of well-rotted manure or compost into the planting hole.