Botanical Name: Iris unguicularis
Common Name: Algerian iris
Family Name: Iridaceae
Distribution/Origin: Greece, Turkey, Western Syria, Tunisia
Details: I. unguicularis is a vigorous evergreen rhizomatous perennial to 30cm in height, with copious dark green leaves and very fragrant, deep violet flowers 5-8cm in width, the falls marked with white and deep yellow at the base, in late winter
Habit: Clump-forming
Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.5m/Spread: 0.1 - 0.5m
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Low, Moderate
Landscape uses: Banks and Slopes, Flower borders and beds, Cut Flowers, Wall-side borders, City & Courtyard Gardens, Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden, Patio & Container Plants
Notes: Herbaceous perennial, Propagate by division from midsummer to early autumn, plant immediately in flowering positions, Cut back after flowering
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