Iris foetidissima

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Species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae

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::summary Species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae ::

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Iris foetidissima, the stinking iris, gladdon, Gladwin iris, roast-beef plant, or stinking gladwin, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, found in open woodland, hedgebanks and on sea-cliffs.

Its natural range is Western Europe, including England (south of Durham) and also Ireland, and from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and Greece. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Iris_foetidisima_graines.jpg" caption="Seeds"] ::

It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus).

It has tufts of dark green leaves. Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue. The petals have delicate veining. It blooms between June and July, but the flowers only last a day or so. The green seed capsules, which remain attached to the plant throughout the winter, are 5 - long; and the seeds are scarlet.

It is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised,

This plant is cultivated in gardens in the temperate zones. Both the species and its cultivar 'Variegata' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. Richard Fitter, Alastair Fitter and Marjorie Blamey {{google books. R9OEkTareSoC&. Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe (1996)
  2. [[Plants For A Future]]: [http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Iris+foetidissima ''Iris foetidissima'']
  3. (2005). "Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland". Kyle Cathie Limited.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - ''Iris foetidissima''". Royal Horticultural Society.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - ''Iris foetidissima'' 'Variegata'". Royal Horticultural Society.
  6. (July 2017). "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society.

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