Iris pallida pallida

Description

This iris prefers rocky places in the mediterranean and submediterranean zone and reaches sometimes montane regions at its southern range in Montenegro. It grows to a stem height of 50-80-cm (20-31-in). The leaves are bluish-green in color, and sword-shaped, 40-50-cm (16-20-in) in length, and 2.5-3-cm (0.98-1.18-in) in width. The-inflorescence, produced in May/June, is fan-shaped and contains two or three flowers which are usually pale purplish to whitish.