Spanish iris

American  

noun

1. an iris, Iris xyphium, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, white, or yellow flowers with a yellow or orange patch.

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Example Sentences

But what I have truly been doing is setting Spanish iris for yards down one side of the bed of your stream.

From Her Father's Daughter by Stratton-Porter, Gene

The Spanish iris makes a very desirable plant for forcing and the plants are easily managed.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)