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Iris reichenbachii

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Leaves 1-1.5cm wide, more or less falcate. Flowers two or more, up to 6.5cm in diameter and relatively much longer, owing to the down swept to slightly deflexed long falls, yellow, purple or violet, all rather dull shades, usually with a darker veining, the beards yellow or white with purple tips, spring. Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Romania, in grassy places and amongst scrub.

Joint Rock: Joint Rock Awards, Westminster, London AGS Show, 27 April 2014