Iris lazica Veronica The 18" long

The 18" long

carefree prize

so we thought it was time to share

native from NC to Mississippi

this light shade- and moisture-lover forms rounded patterned leaves of velvety medium green

Iris lazica Veronica The 18" long(aka: Iris unguicularis ssp. lazica) Iris lazica hails from Lazistan, a former Ottoman (southern Black Sea) region which was dissolved nearly a century ago after a testy regional divorce, with Turkey and Russia each receiving joint custody. Iris lazica is a close relative of the better known Iris unguicularis, with foliage that's wider (3 4" vs. 1 4") and shorter, and emerges at an angle instead of upright. Starting for us at the end of winter,