Iris tectorum 'Album' 25/6 Restock also circulated under the name

also circulated under the name 'Katherine'

bell-shaped flowers in shades of white to clear pink

and asks only a sunny to partly shaded spot with well-drained soil

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the small Turk's cap has a real advantage over the larger species: it is markedly hardier

Iris tectorum 'Album' 25/6 Restock also circulated under the nameThe horticulturist Scott Ogden, in Garden Bulbs for the South, sets the scene: the Japanese roof iris, Iris tectorum, is famous in the native country as a flower for planting on sod roofs, just as houseleeks are used on the cottage roofs of France. In gardens the silky green fans of leaves form large patches, a fine subject for the foreground of a shady border, and in April the ruffled, orchid like blooms appear among the handsome leaves. In the