Species: Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)
Family: Irises (IRIDACEAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Irises (IRIDACEAE)
Iris was the Greek goddess who carried messages from Olympus to the Earth along a rainbow. Members of this perennial family have rhizomes, corms, or bulbs.
C. Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)
Crushing the leaves of this native iris produces a meaty smell, but the plant as a whole does not stink. It tolerates sun or shade, and the yellow/blue flowers from May are followed by capsules of orange seeds.
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Stinking Iris
Stinking Iris produces a meaty smell when its leaves are crushed, but the plant as a whole does not stink.
Stinking Iris
Stinking Iris tolerates sun or shade, and the yellow/blue flowers from May are followed by capsules of orange seeds.
Stinking Iris
The capsules of orange seeds on the Stinking Iris still show in the Cemetery in March of the following year.
