Iris antilibanotica

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves, roots Iris antilibanotica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of Syria. It has semi-evergreen, green, falcate leaves, slender stem, bi-coloured flowers, in dark purple, violet. With a small dark spot and purple tipped yellow beard on the outer petals. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and thought to be extinct in the wild.