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Iris foetidissima 'Citrina' - Gladwin Iris, Roast Beef Plant - Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Iris foetidissima 'Citrina' - Gladwin Iris, Roast Beef Plant - Iris foetidissima 'Citrina' is an evergreen, shade tolerant species with pretty pale yellow flowers and bright orange seeds in autumn.
Iris foetidissima 'Citrina' - Iris foetidissima 'Citrina' is an evergreen, shade tolerant species with pretty pale yellow flowers and bright orange seeds in autumn.
 
15cm
Price: $23.99
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Flower Colour: Yellow


Availability: Shipping begins in May/June when plants are ready.
Product Code: 11828
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Description Fine Print
 
Iris foetidissima is an evergreen beauty for sun to part shade that will tolerate the shade even under cedars as long as it gets a bit of moisture. Its excellent green spiky foliage is topped in early summer with delicate flowers that, in the case of 'Citrina', are pale yellow with bronze at the petal bases. In autumn and winter it then presents a great display of bright orange fruit. This is a valuable yet little-grown species. Tolerant of dry conditions but prefers even moisture. Bruised foliage smells "beefy" hence the common name roast beef plant!
Details
  • Class: Evergreen
  • Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
  • Flowering Time: Spring
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Green
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Attracts:
  • Habitat: Open woods, hedgebanks and shady places, usually on calcareous soils. It is often also found on sea cliffs.
  • Geographical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia, Europe and Africa - North Africa
  • BC Native: No


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