Re: I. graminea's height

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Ellen Gallagher wrote:-

> Someone asked me off-line the height ofIris gramineaand was it a 'dwarf'
> height? No...as far as the foliage goes....I just measured the foliage and
> it is 27". But the species' bloom presents as dwarf size (can't measure
> it since is past its early bloom). The dainty and, I think, lovely flower
> blooms about 2/3 down in the tall foliage. It catches the eye because of
> its vibrant color and unusual presentation.<

The flower should have a smell of plums, or perhaps greengages, too. Mathew
gives the height of Iris graminea as 20-40cm. I. graminea var. pseudocyperus
is a larger plant with unscented flowers.

David Nicholson
in Devon, UK. Zone 9b