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

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)

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