Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge Saruma The attractive leaves are held

The attractive leaves are held along the arching stems

powder blue leaves are quite flexible and subsequently worthless as a weapon

but the intensely sweet fragrance is the same regardless of the season

What a color break this is

canna-shaped green leaves compose the giant 6' tall clump

Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge Saruma The attractive leaves are held(aka: Iris unguicularis var. cretensis) Iris cretensis 'Kotsifou Gorge' is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction grown from a single cutting taken near the nerve rattling Kotsifou Gorge Bridge at 1,200' elevation in Central Crete. There, Iris cretensis grows in large 6' wide mats in the dry, rocky, full sun hillsides. In the garden, Iris 'Kotsifou Gorge' makes a small 5" tall x 18" wide (5 years) rock garden sized mound of very narrow grass like