Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a although morning sun maintains the

although morning sun maintains the color a bit longer

blueberry-sized fruit from spring persist alongside the fall flowers

The 2' tall stalks are adorned with narrow green leaves with a pointed (falcate) tip

but loved by butterflies and hummingbirds

green rosettes carpet the ground in a dry rock garden setting

Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a although morning sun maintains the(aka: Iris unguicularis var. cretensis) Iris cretensis 'Kotsifou Gorge' is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction grown from a single cutting taken near the nerve rattling Kotsifou Gorge Bridge at 1,200' elevation in Central Crete. There, Iris cretensis grows in large 6' wide mats in the dry, rocky, full sun hillsides. In the garden, Iris 'Kotsifou Gorge' makes a small 5" tall x 18" wide (5 years) rock garden sized mound of very narrow grass like