Gynandriris sisyrinchium Dwarf

A lovely Mediterranean representative of the genus - this produces slender foliage and then, in Spring, a short stem is topped by a good-sized, short-lived, classically Iris-shaped flower of bright blue which opens in the warmth of the afternoon.

Fresh flowers are then produced, in succession, by each plant.

This is a new stock of a lovely dwarf form with very short stems.

A victim of name changes, current botanical thinking suggests this should now be called Moraea mediterranea.

Image copyright © Hans Hillewaert.